Institutional Initiatives for Electoral Literacy

1. Whether the Electoral Literacy Club (ELC) has been set up in the College?

Campaigning for electoral literacy was going on by the NSS team but Sagardighi K.K.S.Mahavidyalaya has constituted an Electoral Literacy Club (ELC) literally on 25th January i.e. National Voter’s Day, 2023.

2. Whether students’ co-ordinator and co-ordinating faculty members are appointed by the College and whether the ELCs are functional? Whether the ELCs are representative in character?

The members of ELC are being nominated by the college as a students’ coordinator and co-ordinating faculties. Members of ELCs are representatives of their respective classes with given emphasis to gender-parity.

3. What innovative programmes and initiatives undertaken by the ELCs? These may include voluntary contribution by the students in electoral processes-participation in voter registration of students and communities where they come from, assisting district election administration in conduct of poll, voter awareness campaigns, promotion of ethical voting, enhancing participation of the under privileged sections of society especially transgender, commercial sex workers, disabled persons, senior citizens, etc.

ELC of Sagardighi KKS Mahavidyalaya has organized various programmes and took initiatives like: voluntary contribution by the students in electoral processes-participation in voter registration of students and communities where they come from, assisting district election administration in conduct of poll, voter awareness campaigns, promotion of ethical voting, enhancing participation of the under privileged sections of society especially transgender, commercial sex workers, disabled persons, senior citizens, etc.

4. Any socially relevant projects/initiatives taken by College in electoral related issues especially research projects, surveys, awareness drives, creating content, publications highlighting their contribution to advancing democratic values and participation in electoral processes, etc

ELC of SKKSM had initiated awareness drive programmes in collaboration with NSS Unit of Sagardighi KKS Mahavidyalaya at Sagardighi Block, Murshidabad, W.B. The Department of Political Science plays a vital role in this regard.

5. Extent of students above 18 years who are yet to be enrolled as voters in the electoral roll and efforts by ELCs as well as efforts by the College to institutionalize mechanisms to register eligible students as voters.

Every year ELC figures out/identifies students from the college Data-base and provides them with counseling regarding the voters-enrollment process. As to whom to approach, what documents are required to enroll.