75 years of Election Commission—India celebrates 15th National Voters' Day 2025
75 years of Election Commission—India celebrates 15th National Voters' Day 2025
Digital Desk: Today marks the 15th National Voters' Day in India, and also the Election Commission of India (ECI) commemorates 75 years of its service.
Across the nation, National Voters' Day is observed to encourage voter turnout and increase understanding of the significance of casting a ballot.
Telling you more about the history of the establishment of the election process, the Election Commission of India (ECI) in 1950 is commemorated on National Voters' Day. The purpose of this day, which has been observed since 2011, is to motivate people to cast votes.
The purpose of this day is to emphasize the importance of each voter, raise public awareness of elections, and encourage citizens to actively participate in the democratic process.
An event is being held in New Delhi by ECI to commemorate the day. President Droupadi Murmu will attend the function and give state and district officials the Best Electoral Practices Awards.
Moreover, this year's National Voters Day theme highlights, ‘Nothing like voting; I vote for sure.’
India has 99.1 crore registered voters, according to the ECI's official report. With 99.1 crore voters registered, India's electorate is getting close to 100 crore.
