Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) awareness program for Special Summary Revision (SSR) of Photo Electoral Rolls was organised by the District SVEEP team Kargil at Higher Secondary School (HSS) Panikhar on October 18.

Deputy District Election Officer, Nargis Banoo stressed the active participation of all concerned in the SSR process. She said every person eligible for voting shall register their name through BLOs and also on the website www.nvsp.in.

She briefed about the importance and need of elections in the country. She said to help every single citizen of the country there is a need for governing system due to which elections are held.

The newly appointed BLOs were asked to get training for new elections and said their work in the election process will be off duty. She thanked all the participants and extended good wishes, especially to students of HSS Panikhar.

Naib Tehsildar Abdul Samad gave details regarding SSR and urged the participants to disseminate information to the general public.

Principal HSS Panikhar Muhammad Naqi briefed about the importance of elections in a democratic setup. He also talked about the history and origin of democracy in India.