STRATEGIC & ACTION PLAN

SVEEP FOR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, 2018 MANCHERIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND COLLECTOR

MANCHERIAL

BEGINNING OF SVEEP:

Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation

(SVEEP) was initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI)

with the theme, it was realized that voter education backed by

higher level of facilitation was imperative. SVEEP thus was

initiated with these two components at its centre and with an aim

of strengthening the democratic fabric by promoting increased

participation in electoral process by all the sections of the

electorate. Specifically it aimed for 100% registration of all eligible

voters and maximum voter turnout during the General and

Assembly Elections.al Le

MANCHERIAL DISTRICT CONSTITUENCIES PROFILE:

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No. AC.No.

Name of the Assembly

Constituency Category

Parliamentary

Constituency

1 002 CHENNUR SC 02-Peddapalli (SC)

2 003 BELLAMPALLI SC 02-Peddapalli (SC)

3 004 MANCHERIAL General 02-Peddapalli (SC)

Electoral Profile of Mancherial District:

S.No Electoral Profile

1 Total Population 801903 2 Electors Male 256668 3 Electors Female 245001 4 Others 74 5 Total 501743 6 EP Ratio 62.5%

S.No. Age Cohort 2011 Population 2018 Projection

1 Male 391029 406276

2 Female 380780 395627

Total :: 771809 801903

OBJECTIVES OF SVEEP

To increase “Voters turnout” in identified low turnout areas and polling

stations by

Setting target in Universal enrolment

Removal of Gender Gap in turnout.

Enhancement in the quality of Electoral participation in terms of

informed, ethical and inducement free voting by adopting supply side

expenditure control measures.

Increase in postal Ballot voting by facilitating and educating service

voters and employees.

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

1. Improving Enrolment of Voters in the district by targeting:

o Registration of eligible voters

o Photo Inclusion of Electoral Roll

o Issue of EPIC

2. Improving Voter’s participation by concentrating on low turnout areas

in terms of:

o EP Ratio,

o Gender ratio,

o Concentrating on Youth (first time voters)

o Households mainly Women

o Industrial workers

o Other targeted population: Agricultural and other labour, Poor

and Low income people, Illiterate people, Socially backward

people and Urban class, Nomads

o Employees who are not aware of Postal ballot

3. Awareness on Ethical Voting for:

o Low income groups

o Remote villages

o Illiterates

4. Awareness on EVMs and Latest options:

o Exercising vote on EVM

o NOTA option

o VVPAT

5. Removal of Urban Apathy

o Areas of Industrial Agglomerations

o Areas of Cooperative Housing colonies and associations

STRATEGY ON ELECTORAL ENROLMENT – STEPS TO BE TAKEN:

By analyzing the LOWEST TURNOUT figures of each polling station,

R.Os had identified the following aspects:

1. Low enrolment areas to be identified in each constituency

2. Low voter turnout areas to be identified in each constituency

3. Analysis is to be done for each polling station/mandal

/constituencies.

Enrolment of Students from Colleges: Enrolling the first time voters in

colleges by conducting divisional level meetings of Principals/Nodal officers

nominated for each college/Ambassadors identified among the students by

EROs/AEROs (Action : Higher Education Dept.)

Placing of Voter enrolment Drop Boxes at various places: Placing drop

boxes for facilitating tourists, business persons, passengers, senior citizens,

students at bus stations, business centers, industries, old age homes,

colleges, and other community places to drop claims (Action : RDOs /

Tahsildars / MPDOs)

Identifying un enrolled students: Nodal officer appointed from college staff

as liaison officer for the purpose of identifying un enrolled students and

enrolling them as voters in coordination with concerned AEROs (Action :

Higher Education Dept.)

INITIATIVES TO BE TAKEN:

A) Rallies, Processions, workshops, seminars to be organized at all

ACs various places and various levels.

B) All Junior / Degree / Engineering / Medical Colleges have to be

covered – Coverage of 100% students enrollment has to be made

by obtaining certificates of under taking from colleges.

C) Kalajathas (cultural troops) have to be organized in the district

to create awareness among the rural electors to participate in

ethical voting

(Action : Youth Welfare Officer/All Welfare Officers)

D) Facilities of enrolling new voters have to be extended up to

25/09/2018 and all the R.Os to be directed the elaborate

arrangements for registering new voters.

E) Information on Summary revision of electoral roll has to be

made available through Hoardings, Pamphlets, and Scrolling

News in electronic media.

F) A Theme song has to be prepared on voter awareness & CDs of

the same have to be distributed to colleges, Mandals, etc.

I. STRATEGY ON ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION:

DIVERSIFIED APPROACH: Various Interventions and Out-reach

programmesare to be adopted with diversified approach keeping in view

the geographic and socio economic profile of the district:

S.NO. TARGET AREAS AND

ACTIVITIES SUB ACTIVITIES

1. INTERIOR AREAS Visits to interior habitations such as Tandas,

SC, ST Colonies, remote places from Mandal

headquarters by ARO’s/ BLO’s to create

awareness among voters

2. CULTURAL

PROGRAMMES

Conduct of cultural programmes by Kalajathas,

specialized teams of Jana Vignana Vedika, an

NGO, duly educating voter participation in

Election Process at rural and remote areas to

create awareness about electoral participation

extensively for 10 days in each constituency

with 08 teams in entire district

3. INVOLVING YOUTH

ASSOCIATIONS AND

NGOS

Mass Rallies, Signature campaigns, Flash mobs

and Meetings have to be organized by youth

Organizations on Voter awareness

4. MASS MEDIA Coverage of SVEEP activities, information on

polling arrangements, latest developments

regarding elections, and other details through

Print media

5. FOCUSING ON WOMEN Involvement of SHGs and ICDS personnel in

organizing meetings at Village, Mandal and

District level to discuss about voting process

and importance of ethical voting.To be

organized Rangoli competitions with a theme of

Voter awareness

6. APPEAL OF DISTRICT

ELECTION OFFICER-

DISTRICT COLLECTOR

Appeal to voters – by District Collector through

Hand outs and Personal Voice messages and

Caller tunes

7. INVOLVING SCHOOL

CHLDREN-

DISTRIBUTING

SANKALP PATRAS

Oath taking by students with their parents

about their participation in poll process and

signatures of parents on SankalpPatras

8. EVM FAMILIARIZATION EVM demonstration in the low turnout areas

i.e., in Interior Areas and rural areas

9. IMPORTANCE OF VOTE High lighting the importance of voters, to all

sections of people, youth, women, Workers&

Employees and General voters by displaying

Publicity material in the form of Pamphlets,

Posters and hoardings to display in all the

villages, mandal headquarters, divisional

headquarters and district headquarters.

10. AUDIO VISUAL

MATERIAL

Audio visuals in the form of short films on voter

awareness have to be shown in local Electronic

Media, Televisions in Bus stations, Residential

localities, townships and Industries. Audio

visual C.Ds have to be prepared and

distributed to all the Returning Officers.

11. INVOLVEMENT OF

NATIONAL LITERACY

MISSION VOLUNTEERS

Involvement of Adult literacy wing of the district

in all villages by organizing rallies, processions

and meetings.

12. SUPPORTING VARIOUS

NGOS WORKING ON

THE SAME CAUSE

Material such as flexi banners, handouts, CDs

and material have to be distributed to NGOs

working on voter awareness.

13. PUBLICIZING THROUGH

OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND

OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA

Appeal of the District Collector, activities being

taken up in the district under SVEEP have to

be uploaded regularly and also awareness

campaigns, short films were uploaded in social

media

PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ABOUT INCENTIVE MECHANISM

Big cut outs detailing of polling date

Paper advertisements in all district editions

Scrolling news items

MONITORING & REVIEW:

a) Returning Officer has to be made responsible to carry out on the

activities suggested as above besides his/her initiatives in their areas.

b) Mid period review and constant monitoring of SVEEP programme in the

district has to be conducted to assess the progress in carrying out the

interventions including the timely and proper utilization of funds.

c) Regular video conferences have to be organized by DEO with all R.Os in

the district and R.Os who in turn conducted reviews with

AROs/Tahasildars/Officers concerned

d) The Programme has to be reviewed at the District level by the District

Election Officer and Joint Collector with a team of officers allotted for

implementing SVEEP activities.

NVD-(National Voter Day) Conducted on 25.01.2018, Mancherial District.

ELC-(Electorol Literacy Club) Conducted with Teachers

Bellampalli Railway Station MobileVAN campaign:

3- CONSTITUENCIES MOBILE VANs LAUNCHED:

Special Campaign Day:

Special Campaign Day:

FLEXIES in Mancherial District:

BLOs Displayed Voters List at Grampanchayaths:

SVEEP-Mancherial District Facebook and Twitter pages:

Awareness on VVPAT Press Coverage Clippings in Mancherial:

All Political Party Meeting:

Banners- A Total of 28 Banners was printed covering all polling stations,

public areas in municipalities & grampanchayaths.

Sl.No Assembly Constituency No of Banners

Distributed

1 Chennur 7

2 Bellampalli 7

3 Mancherial 14

Total 28

Pamphlets- A Total of 25000 Pamphlets were printed and distributed across

Mancherial covering all municipal areas and gram panchayaths.

Sl.No Assembly

Constituency

No of PamPhlets

Distributed

1 Chennur

2 Bellampalli

3 Mancherial

Total

Posters- A Total of 5000 Posters were printed and distributed across

Mancherial covering all municipal areas and gram panchayaths.

Sl.No Assembly Constituency

No of Posters Distributed

1 Chennur 1500

2 Bellampalli 1500

3 Mancherial 2000

Total 5000

Flexi- A Total of 23 Flexies were printed and distributed across Mancherial

covering all NSS Rallies.

All the publicity material will be uploaded in SVEEP Facebook and

Twitter for reference.

Similarly the content is aired on local TV networks every 1 hours and

scrolling is given for reaching wider electoral base in the district.

District Specific Initiatives:

Conduct of V.Os (Village Organization) meetings in all GPs and

making resolutions to enroll all eligible voters in their respective GPs.

Similarly in urban areas involving all SHGs (SLFs &TLFs) in a big way

and obtain resolutions.

helpline/call centre (08736-250106) whatsapp No: 6304911283 for

creating awareness , search name, share the BLO details, specify the

enrollment form details and guide them in the enrollment process.

Conduct of Peaceful Elections

Free and Fair elections