Electoral Literacy Club (ELC)

To promote electoral literacy and ensure the efficient functioning of the democratic structure, Vidyasagar Metropolitan College established an Electoral Literacy Club (ELC) with the involvement of students and faculty on December 5, 2022.

Objective:

• To help students understand the value of their vote and exercise their right to vote confidently, comfortably, and ethically.
• To educate students about voter registration and other electoral processes like EVM and VVPAT.
• To facilitate voter registration for eligible members who are not yet registered.
• To develop a culture of electoral participation and maximize informed and ethical voting, following the slogan "Every vote counts".
• To extend electoral literacy to communities.

Electoral Literacy Club Committee:

Sl. No.	Post	Name	Designation	Department
1.	Nodal Officer/Mentor	Dr. Shalini Gupta	Assistant Professor	Political Science
2.	Nodal Officer/Mentor	Mr. Pulak Ranjan Naskar	Librarian	Library
3.	Convener	Samrat Ghosh	UG-6th Semester	B.Com.
4.	Student Member	Subhadip Hansda	UG-6th Semester	B.A.
5.	Student Member	Shreeparna Mullick	UG-6th Semester	B.Sc.
6.	Student Member	Akash Das	UG-4th Semester	B.Com.
7.	Student Member	Arnab Dam	UG-4th Semester	B.A.
8.	Student Member	Sadhana Barai	UG-4th Semester	B.Sc.
9.	Student Member	Rimpa Das Adhikary	UG-2nd Semester	B.A.
10.	Student Member	Diyasha Basak	UG-2nd Semester	B.Sc.
11.	Student Member	Dipankar Das	UG-2nd Semester	B.Com.

Important Link:

Sl. No.	Particulars	URL
1.	National Voter Service Portal	www.voters.eci.gov.in
2.	Systematic Voters’ Education & Electoral Participation	www.ecisveep.nic.in
3.	Electoral Literacy Club: Resource Guide for Colleges	www.ceo.karnataka.gov.in/uploads/ media_to_upload1636969683.pdf

Programme Organized by ELC:

• A Voter Awareness Campaign is organized from February 28/02/2024 to 06/03/2024, featuring a workshop, online pledge, and quiz.
• An awareness programme about the right to vote among youngsters is organized on 03/01/2024 during Students' Week 2024.
• A Voter Awareness programme is organized on 08/08/2023 during the Orientation Programme for first-year entrants, encouraging voter registration and educating about the electoral process.
• An awareness programme to increase voter registration and participation, aiming to strengthen democracy, is organized on 03/01/2024 during Students' Week 2023.