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Great Participation for a Stronger Democracy“SVEEP”
Systematic Voter’s Education for Electoral Participation
Action Plan forDistrict Bhiwani – 2014
----------------------------------------------------------By Deputy Commissioner –cum- District Election Officer
Bhiwani (Haryana)
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Deputy Commissioner Bhiwani, Haryana
Message
On the occasion of forthcoming Haryana Vidhan Sabha General Election, I
congratulate all citizens who are enrolled as voters and especially the newly enrolled
voters. I extend my best wishes to those who were enrolled after they became just
eligible. The citizens of Haryana are going to exercise their voting rights in forthcoming
Vidhan Sabha Election. On that occasion, I invite the citizens who are eligible voters to
come out of their houses and vote for Democracy.
The Election Commission of India is dedicated to the task of delivering free, fair
and credible election to People of the India, but to make democracy meaningful, there
has to be maximum participation of the people in the electoral process.
We are now world’s largest electorate family. Our endeavor is to ensure that
everyone eligible is enrolled and all those enrolled should vote in the elections
voluntarily. Besides, the participation of citizen in elections needs to be informed and
ethical for a healthy democracy. The Pledge that we all would be taking on this day is a
reaffirmation or our faith in ourselves, our country and democracy.
I once again convey my best wishes to make appeal to every electoral to cast their
votes in forthcoming Haryana Vidhan Sabha General Election at their respective polling
stations.
(Ashok Kumar Meena)Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani
-Cum-District Election Officer, Bhiwani
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INDEX
Chapter Topic Page No.Preface
Overview of Bhiwani District1.1 Brief History of Bhiwani District 6-71.2 Brief Geography of Bhiwani District 7-81.3 Places of Interest in Bhiwani 8-101.4 Demographic Indicators 11-121.5 Administrative set-up 131.5.1 List of the officers with Telephone Numbers 14
1.5.2 List of RO/ARO District Bhiwani 151.6 Cities, Towns and Assembly Constituency of District Bhiwani
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1.7 Bhiwani District is divided into 6 Assembly Constituency 17-21Situational Analysis2.1 General Position 222.2 A.C. Wise Position at Annexure-I 482.3 Age cohort of District Bhiwani at Annexure-II 492.4 District Bhiwani details of Electors, Polling Station, EPR & Sex Ratio at Annexure-III
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2.5 Gender Ratio Assembly Constituency wise at Annexure-IV 512.6 A.C. Wise Vote turnout at Annexure-V 52
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2.7 Schedule of Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls with reference to 01.01.2014 as the qualifying date as declared by ECI for Vidhan Sabha General Election -2014
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SVEEP PLAN3
3.1 The objectives to be achieved are 24-25Strategy for Voter Education4.1 Identifying target of voters who need to be focused upon 254.2 Targeted Polling Stations 264.3 Role of Media 264.4 Partnership and Collaboration Galore 26
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4.5 Timing of Information 26
5 Kind of Media to be used26-27
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6 Strategy for Voter Information27
SVEEP “Messages”7.1 SVEEP Messages in the period prior to the announcement of elections
27-2877.2 SVEEP Messages from the date of announcement of elections
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8 Training 30
9 Other Activities. 30-31
General Component10 10.1 Basic Information that we would like to provide at PS
includes:31-32
Summary of Activities done and Proposed Events/Activities11.1 Visuals and print media coverage of Activities done 32-4411.2 SVEEP Implementation Team 4511.3 Summary of Proposed Events/Activities 45-46
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11.4 Voter Facilitation 46-47
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Preface
BACKGROUND
The Election Commission has dedicated National Voters Day 2014 to women
participation in electoral democracy. The focus is on 'purifying the electoral roll' by
including more eligible voters particularly youth, women, and homeless' and deletion of
non-existent with the due process of law.
Summary Revision is done every year based on the qualifying date as on 1st January
based on the Election Commission's directions and the time frame prescribed by them.
There is lot of gap between what the voters should know and what they actually know in
important areas related to election functionary and management. This knowledge need
to be addressed by election managers with a sense of urgency.
Experience showed that even greater awareness does not necessarily get converted
in to greater participation and the answer of this question has been found in voter education
which is the most appropriate way to improve participation in a democracy in the country like
India. We know that this is not a simple exercise though we have tried our level best to make
this plan specific to our district and with this background; we are submitting our SVEEP Plan
for Voter Registration of our District to achieve the goals and objective.
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Chapter 1. Overview of Bhiwani District.
1.1 Brief History of Bhiwani District.
The district is named after its headquarters, Bhiwani city. Bhiwani city, it is believed,
was founded by a Rajput named Neem after his wife Bhani. The name Bhani later changed to
Bhiyani and subsequently to Bhiwani Excavations (1968–73 and 1980–86) in the village of
Mitathal in Bhiwani have unearthed evidence of pre-Harappan and Harappan (Indus Valley
Civilization) culture in the area. Near the village of Naurangabad, about 10 km from Bhiwani,
preliminary diggings in 2001 have revealed artifacts like coins, tools, sieves, toys, statues and
pots up to 2500 years old. According to the archaeologists the presence of coins, coin moulds,
statues and design of the houses, suggests that a town existed here sometimes in the Kushan,
Gupta and the Youdheya period till 300 BC.Bhiwani city finds mention in Ain-e-Akbari and
has been a prominent centre of commerce since time of Mughal.
Bhiwani City History-Importance-Origin-Architecture
Archeologists had excavated the Mitathal village of Bhiwani in 1968-73 and 1980-86
and had discovered unearthed evidence of Pre-Harappan and Harappan civilization. Artifacts
such as coins, tools, sieves, toys, statues and pots that are about 2500 years old have been
discovered from the Naurangabad village, 10 kms from Bhiwani city. These evidences along
with the designs of the remains of the houses evidence the era of Kushan Empire, Gupta
Dynasty and the Yaudheya Dynasty until 300 B.C.
Bhiwani was ruled by the Mughal Empire in the medieval period. Bhiwani city is
mentioned in Ain-e-Akbari (a book explaining the glory of Emperor Akbar). Later the Jat King
of Bharatpur took over the area.
The residents of Bhiwani had actively participated in the freedom struggle and a lot of
leaders in the revolt were from Bhiwani. In 1922 the Bardoli Satyagraha was supported by a
number of leaders from Bhiwani. In the early 18th century the areas were gradually confiscated
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by the British. A few territories were given to local rulers as rewards for serving the British
Government.
The area along its nearby territories were united and later separated and finally on
December 22, 1972 Bhiwani was declared as a separate district with Bhiwani town as its district
headquarters. In the earlier times, the town was surrounded by an old wall, which is now
completely ruined. The wall had 12 gates which no longer exist. A few of them are the Bapora
Gate to the north-west, Rohtak Gate to the east, and Dadri Gate to the south-east. With the
increase in population and industrial growth, the town has been expanded far beyond the
boundary walls. The old Bhiwani town is quite packed with narrow and lack of maintained
roads. The old buildings reflect the Rajput architecture with carved doors and doomed roofs
looking like castles. The remains of the buildings show the rich architectural culture of the
town. While the old houses were built of brick and lime stones, the new buildings are
constructed in today’s style with bricks, cement and steel.
Kushan Empire, Gupta Dynasty, Yaudheya Dynasty, Mughal Empire, Jats & The British
were the rulers who ruled the kingdom.
Bhiwani gained popularity since 2008 when four out of the five Indian participants in
the Summer Olympic Games were from Bhiwani.
1.2 Brief Geography of Bhiwani District
Location-
District Bhiwani is situated between 28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg. North latitude and 75.26 deg. and
76.28 deg. East Longitude. The Bhiwani District is surrounded by Hissar District on its North,
some area of Jhunjunu & Churu District of Rajasthan on its west , MahenderGarh and Jhunjunu
District on its south and District Rohtak on east. It is 124 Kilometer from Delhi & 285
Kilometer from Chandigarh.
Geography-
In North Region of the district there are Alluvial Plains and in South there are Semi -Desert
with remnants of Aravali Range Mountains. The Soil is loom in the North region and sandy in
the Southwest region of Bhiwani District. The Groundwater is mainly Saline with some of small
pockets of fresh water in Southwest. The groundwater level of the district is decreasing fastly.
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Lack of any Drainage system is the main cause of salinity of ground water. Total area covered
by Bhiwani District is 5,099 sq.km.
Access-
By road District is connected by road to cities like Rohtak, Delhi, Pilani, Jaipur,
Hissar,Bhiwani.,Chandigarh. By Rail it is connected to Delhi, Mathura, Malda Town, Jaipur,
Ferozpur, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Hissar.
Climate –
Temperature in the Bhiwani District varies from 2 Degree Celsius to 45 Degree Celsius Rainfall
is scanty (Annual Rainfall- 483 mm) mainly in months of July-August. Vegetaion mainly thomy
trees like Babool, Jandi, Kair along with Neem, Sheesam, Peepal etc. Crops like Bajra & Cotton
in Kharif and Wheat & Sarson in Rabi. Minerals like building stone & gypsum or flexible stone
(Kalyana Village). Wildlife Rabbit, Neelgai, and Fox.
People & Culture-
People of Bhiwani district are hard working whose main occupation is agriculture. They are
religious people. Apart from this, residents of this region are fine Sports men and represents
Haryana and the National and International level sports meets. Residents of this region also join
Armed Forces in large numbers and defend the country from foreign aggression and internal
disturbances. Due to sacrifices of brave Soldiers of this district during battles, city is come to be
known as City of War Heroes.
1.3 Places of Interest in Bhiwani
Religious places
Bhiwani is known for its numerous temples and therefore is also known as Chhota Kashi .A
Sri Hari Har temple is there. Pranparthistha of this Shiv temple was done on Jan 2003. There is
a Jain temple in Ranila, 27 km. away from Bhiwani town. There is a Maa Durga temple in
Devsar Dhaam. It has its most famous temple called "Jogi Wala Mandir", dedicated to Lord
Shiva. It also has "Star Temple" at Dinod, beautifully architectured in the shape of "star"There
is a shree shyam mandir in village Dhareru (bhiwani) which is very famous.
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Devsar Dham, Bhiwani.
Devsar Dham is a location in the
Bhiwani District of Haryana, India. It stands
on a hillock on Bhiwani-Luharu Road,and has
a temple devoted to the goddess Vaishno Devi.
Devsar is a place of great religious importance.
The temple of the goddess Maa Durga attracts
hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from all
over Northern India. Also, an important fair is
held at Devsar twice a year, in the month of
Chaitra and Ashvina on Sudi Ashtmi
Hanuman Mandir, Bhiwani
Hanuman Mandir is one of the
oldest temples constructed 300 years ago in
Bhiwani. Dedicated to Lord Hanuman,
travelers and devotees visit the temple on
Tuesday.
Radha Swami (Star Temple) at Dinod
Samadhi of Param Sant Tarachand ji
Maharaj is given beautiful shape of Star
Temple at Radha Swami Aashram Dinod. Star
monument is one of the most breathtaking
buildings in India. This building houses the
holy samadhi of Param Sant Huzur Tara
Chand Ji maharaj fondly called ' Bade
Maharaj Ji, by his followers
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Historical Places of District Bhiwani
Bhiwani is famous for its Loharu
Fort which was built in the year 1570 by
Arjun Singh and is located in Loharu.
This fort is of high historical importance
and is an architectural marvel. The Fort
was built in both eastern and western
architectural style and has a beautiful tank
and a fountain located at the center
Bhim Stadium, Bhiwani
Bhiwani as India's boxing powerhouse
Bhiwani came to the limelight in 2008 as four of the five boxers who represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics are from Bhiwani. Sports Authority of India coach and boxer late captain Hawa Singh has been credited with making the [[Bhiwani Boxing Club]] or "BBC" as it is known locally, a powerhouse of Indian boxing. [The Academy was established by the legendary Indian boxer, two time Asian Games gold medalist and 11 time national champion,
Captain Hawa Singh Among the 2008 Olympians, Jitender Kumar (Flyweight) (51 kg) and
Akhil Kumar (54 kg) went on to qualify for the quarter finals, while Vijender Kumar (75 kg)
won a bronze medal and Vikas Krishan Yadav boxer from Bhiwani district won a gold medal in
the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category. In last ASIAN Games in China Vijender
Singh claimed gold. Bhiwani is known as "Mini Cuba" in India due to the large number of
boxers who hail from the region.
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1.4 Demographic IndicatorsPopulation Data District Bhiwani.
Description 2011 2001
Actual Population 1,634,445 1,425,022
Male 866,672 758,253
Female 767,773 666,769
Population Growth 14.70% 22.49%
Area Sq. Km 4,778 4,778
Density/km2 342 298
Proportion to Haryana Population 6.45% 6.74%
Sex Ratio (Per 1000) 886 879
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age) 832 840
Average Literacy 75.21 67.40
Male Literacy 85.65 80.30
Female Literacy 63.54 53.00
Total Child Population (0-6 Age) 212,011 123,070
Male Population (0-6 Age) 115,756 66,898
Female Population (0-6 Age) 96,255 56,172
Literates 1,069,871 554,480
Male Literates 643,158 323,195
Female Literates 426,713 877,675
Child Proportion (0-6 Age) 12.97% 8.64%
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age) 13.36% 8.82%
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age) 12.54% 8.42%
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Population Data Rural/Urban District Bhiwani:
Description Rural Urban
Population (%) 80.34 % 19.66 %
Total Population 1,313,123 321,322
Male Population 696,212 170,460
Female Population 616,911 150,862
Sex Ratio 886 885
Child Sex Ratio (0-6) 835 814
Child Population (0-6) 172,608 39,403
Male Child(0-6) 94,039 21,717
Female Child(0-6) 78,569 17,686
Child Percentage (0-6) 13.14 % 12.26 %
Male Child Percentage 13.51 % 12.74 %
Female Child Percentage 12.74 % 11.72 %
Literates 840,162 229,709
Male Literates 511,763 131,395
Female Literates 328,399 98,314
Average Literacy 73.67 % 81.48 %
Male Literacy 84.99 % 88.34 %
Female Literacy 61.00 % 73.82 %
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1.5 Administrative Set-Up
Formation Of District 22 December- 1972
Administrative Units No of Units Name of Units
Sub-Division 5 Bhiwani, Dadri, Loharu, Siwani, Tosham
Tehsil 6Bhiwani, Dadri, Loharu, Siwani, Bawani
Khera, Tosham
Sub -Tehsil 3 Badhra, Bound Kalan, Behal
Block 10
Bhiwani, Dadri-I, Dadri-II
Badhra, Kairu, Siwani, Tosham,
Bawani Khera, Loharu, Behal
Village 442
Village Panchayat 458
Area 5099 sq. km
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1.5.1 List of the officers with Telephone Numbers
Sr.No Name of Officer Designation Phone No. Mobile No.
1 Sh. Rajeev Ranjan, IAS Commissioner, Hisar 01662233267 (R) 254140, 254240
9416499558
2 Sh. Ashok Kumar Meena, IAS
Deputy Commissioner,Bhiwani
(Off.) 243535 (Resi.) 243333FAX (R)256678,(O)242172
8295666888
3 Dr. K.C. BhardwajDr. J. Ganeshan, IAS
Chairman,Edu. BoardSecy, Edu. Board, Bhiwani
243336/243394/Fax241611
9416745454941602500
4 Sh. Satender Gupta, IPS S.P., Bhiwani. 243700,243777,243678242544, FAX242744
8814011400
5 Sh. Sujan Singh, HCS ADC, Bhiwani 242893/245061/Fax 254070 243770 (Residence)
9416064050
6 Sh.Jagdeep Singh, HCS CTM Bhiwani 242121 / 248700 9728858867
7 Sh. Sanjay Roy, HCS SDM, Bhiwani 242101 / 210200 9215628666
8 Sh. Gaurav Kumar, HCS SDM Dadri 01250220053/220147T Fax 220053, 225400 Fax220073
8607999900
9 Sh.Sant Lal Pachar, HCS
SDM Loharu 01252258227/Fax258157, 24231101252258228 (Resi.)
8059444333
10 Smt Shalini Chetal,HCS
SDM Siwani 01255277222FAX 278222
9416028516
11 Sh. Ajay Chopra, HCS SDM, Tosham 01253258352Fax258800 / 258401
9991515001
12 Sh.Vikram Malik, HCS, RTA, Bhiwani 01664252800 9467728223
13 Sh. Balbir Singh Chahal DDPO 242771/243077 9466014678
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1.5.2 List of District Election Officer/RO District Bhiwani .
Sr. No
Name of Officer Designation Phone No. Mobile No.
1 Sh. Ashok Kumar Meena, IAS
Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani-Cum-
District Election Officer,Bhiwani.
(Off.) 243535 (Resi.) 243333FAX (R)256678,(O)242172
8295666888
2 Sh.Jagdeep Singh, HCS
CTM-Cum-Dy District Election Officer, Bhiwani.
242121 / 248700 8295403477
3 Sh. Sujan Singh, HCS
Returning Officer/ADC, Bhiwani(59-Assembly Constituency Bawani Khera)
242893/245061/Fax
254070 243770 (Residence)
9416064050
4 Sh. Sanjay Roy, HCS
Returning Officer/SDM, Bhiwani(57-Assembly ConstituencyBhiwani)
242101 / 210200 9215628666
5 Sh. Gaurav Kumar, HCS
Returning Officer / SDM Dadri (56-Assembly Constituency Dadri)
01250-220053/220147T Fax 220053, 225400 Fax220073
8607999900
6 Sh.Sant Lal Pachar, HCS
Returning Officer/SDM Loharu(54Assembly Constituency Loharu)
01252258227/Fax258157, 24231101252258228 (Resi.)
8059444333
7 Sh. Ajay Chopra, HCS
Returning Officer/SDM, Tosham(58-Assembly Constituency Tosham)
01253258352Fax258800 / 258401
9991515001
8 Sh. Balbir Singh Chahal
Returning Officer/DDPO, Bhiwani (55-Assembly Constituency Badhra)
242771/243077 9466014678
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1.6 Cities, Towns and Assembly Constituency of District Bhiwani
Assembly Constituency in Bhiwani.
1 54-Loharu
2 55-Badhra
3 56-Dadri
4 57-Bhiwani
5 58-Tosham
6 59-Bawani Khera (SC)
Cities and Towns in Bhiwani
1 Loharu
2 Badhra
3 Dadri
4 Bhiwani
5 Tosham
6 Bawani Khera
7 Siwani
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1.7 Bhiwani District is divided into 6 Assembly Constituency.
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Chapter-2 Situational Analysis
2.1 General Position
S.N Particulars Value
1 Population of District (census 2011) 16,34,445
2 Growth Rate 14.70
3 Sex Ratio (Per 1000) 886
4 Total Electors in District 1054769 (as on 22.03.2014)
5 Male Electors 568867 (as on 22.03.2014)
6 Female Electors 486102 (as on 22.03.2014)
7 Other Electors --
8 No. of Constituency 6
9 No. of Polling Stations 1165 (15 Auxiliary P.S.)
10 No. of ERO 6
11 No. of AERO-I, II 6+6=12
12 No. of Sector Magistrate 92
13 No. of BLO 1165
14 Electors to Population Ratio 610
15 General Ratio(Electors) 862
16 Youth Electors 32664
17 EPIC Coverage (%) 100%
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2.2 A.C. Wise Position at Annexure-I
2.3 Age cohort of District Bhiwani at Annexure-II
2.4 District Bhiwani details of Electors, Polling Station, EPR & Sex
Ratio- Annexure-III
2.5 Gender Ratio Assembly Constituency wise at Annexure-IV
2.6 A.C. Wise Vote turnout at Annexure-V
2.7 Schedule of Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls with reference to 01.01.2014 as the qualifying date as declared by ECI for Vidhan SabhaGeneral Election -2014
Sr.No Stages of Special Summary Revision Period for Stage
1 Draft publication of electoral rolls 09th June 2014 (Monday)
2 Period for claims and objections 09th June 2014 (Monday) to
30th June 2014 (Monday)
3 Special Campaign Dates 21th June 2014 (Saturday)
22th June 2014 (Sunday)
28th June 2014 (Saturday)
29th June 2014 (Sunday)
4 Disposal of claims and objections By 15th July 2014 (Tuesday)
5 Updation of database etc. By 25th July 2014 (Friday)
6 Final publication of electoral rolls 31th July 2014 (Thursday)
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Chapter- 3 SVEEP PLAN:
With the experience of 2009 general election in the district, we are very clear that
we will have to focus on two aspects in SVEEP, that is, Voter Education and Voter
Information, and that they have to be strategically combined for an effective outcome. Voter
Information and Voter Education are not exclusive of each other. However, basic Voter
Information that we will concentrate on and, the strategy for Voter Education, that is, for
motivating voters to register and to turnout in large numbers, will be the main focus of the
SVEEP plan.
x Voter Education- Will indirectly or directly assist in the election
administration for motivating eligible persons to register and for delivering a free, fair,
efficient and peaceful election with high turn-out as it attempts to take care of the
motivation and preparedness of voters to turnout to cast their vote.
x Voter Information- Whatever basic information the voter requires for getting
enrolled and for coming to the polling station on poll day and exercising his informed
choice through his ballot is a part of this.
3.1 The objectives to be achieved are: -
x To abridge the remaining EPR gap which has been reduced substantially in the last
two years
x To have an alert and well informed electors who are aware of their rights and duties
in the electoral democracy.
x To increase the share of female electors in the electoral rolls by way of enhancing
their enrolments in bulk and targeted fashion.
x To promote ethical voting by the electors as and when the opportunity comes by
launching campaigns on massive scale.
x To increase the postal ballot voting by educating employees and service voters of this
district
x To find the major thrust places where voter turnout during previous Elections &
Enrollment is very low.
x To understand & break the urban apathy for low voter turnout.
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x To change the mentality of people who believes that voter enrollment is not valued for
female by putting maximum effort to increase the participation of women in electoral
process.
x To bring the enthusiasm among the youth of 18-20 age group to get their names
enrolled in voter’s list and ensure maximum and complete participation especially of
young voters in coming Vidhan Sabha Election 2014.
Chapter -4 STRATEGIES FOR VOTER EDUCATION
Voter Education requires more lead time for implementation than voter information and
will have to be undertaken on an on-going basis. Therefore, it will be started much before the
announcement of elections.
4.1: Identifying target categories of voters who need to be focused upon:
For Voter Education as well as voter information, the foundation would be a keen
understanding of the gaps in registration and the gaps in turnout of the voters. Therefore with
the help of tools such as Format 1 -8, census figures, local socio -economic situation, etc.,
categories such as age groups, gender, migrant laborers, tribal pockets, communities resistant to
registration, etc. will be identified in each district. This understanding will be extended to the
creation of creative and to the interventions required for different needs of different categories
of voters- women, youth, illiterate voters, etc.
As per state statistics, our target categories are:
x young and first time voters in the age group of 18-19 in particular and
youth in the age group up 20-29 in general;
x women in the age group of 18-29 in particular and all other age groups in
general.
x scattered voters in small numbers residing at the boundaries or in remote parts
of the villages/areas.
x Differently- abled people
x senior citizens
x election staff
x security forces on duty
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x Overseas electors
x urban voters
4.2: Targeted Polling Stations
In each AC, PS will be identified (at least 10%) with lowest general, male and female
turnout for targeted SVEEP interventions.
4.3 : Role of Media:
Developing a good relation with the digital as well as print media, partnering them in
exchange of information through press statements, press briefings, and press releases combined
with provision of materials to the press would be one of our key focus areas. Also
institutionalizing radio, TV and print media partner for the entire period starting now till the end
of the polls would also be a key strategy.
4.4 : Partnerships and Collaborations Galore:
It is not possible to undertake such a mammoth task of education about 10.14 laks voters
in a standalone manner. We will require to proactively identify partners and collaborators not
only from the media, but also from all other sectors, such as the state and central government
departments, corporate, banks, educational institutions, cooperative societies, RWAs, CSOs,
NSS, NYKS, Mahila Samakhya, etc.
4.5: Timing of Information
The information dissemination and Voter Education activities should be relevant to the
actual process of election at hand and therefore should be timely for each process. The timeline
from now on till the end of elections will be carefully studied and for each month/week, what
information will be necessary to form a part of our Voter Education efforts will be chalked out.
And each piece of information will be given out with proper consideration of appropriate
timing.
Chapter -5. Kind of Media to be used:
Different media will have to be considered in different ways for developing strategies to
communicate specialized messages. We are looking at including the followings:
x television
x cable TVx newspapers
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x outdoor advertising spacex internetx cinema theatresx media synergyx Local Festivals, arts, music, dramax special eventsx briefingsx workshopsx Direct e-Mailx Approaching Resident Welfare Associations and educating them .
Chapter-6 Strategy for Voter Information:For Voter registration:
x basic information enabling qualified citizens to register
x registration requirements;x what proof is necessary to establish eligibility;x where to registerx why women and youth must registerx how to search name, etcx a set of standard messages appropriate for this election will be required that will revolve around a catch phrase that can be used for shorter communications such as stickers, posters and banners. These message need to be prepared in a form that can be widely used.
For Voter turnout:x the type of election;x basic information enabling qualified citizens to registerx registration requirements;x information enabling citizens to vote, including the date, time, and place of voting;x what identification is necessary to establish eligibility and mechanisms for voting.
Chapter-7 SVEEP “Message”The timeline will broadly be divided into two:
x SVEEP prior to the announcement of electionsx SVEEP from the time of announcement of elections.
7.1 SVEEP Messages in the period prior to the announcement of elections:
In this period we will mostly concentrate on educating voters about voter registration
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processes, and will also build up awareness about the reasons to vote and why every
vote counts. Making sure that people understand the voters' list (electoral rolls, process
of registration), decide to register, are able to register and can register correctly is the
challenges of SVEEP.
x the reasons for registration
x the benefits of registration
x information about online and physical locations or places where registration
is done.
x the manner in which registration is done.
x how to check the details of that registration.
x how to correct one's registration if it is wrong
x the fact of possession of an EPIC not being a guarantee for being registered.
In addition to the above, representatives of political parties will also be educated,
particularly about:
� ways in which the voters list protects them against electoral abuse – how we de-
duplicate, etc.
� where will the proposed deletion and addition lists be exhibited and how to
challenge the lists
� where the list will be displayed for voters to check their names
� how the lists will be used on election day.
� how to read and interpret the lists
7.2 SVEEP Messages from the date of announcement of elections:
The messages shall have to cover the following:
Time and Date of Election
This can appear as a standard piece of information in all published material and will
include the hours of voting and the dates on which voting takes place. We can think of
dramatizing it too, such as – ten days left, nine days left, as Uttar Pradesh had done.
Location to Vote
Polling Station rationalization work was undertaken in April-June, 2013. Several voters
will need to be informed about their new PS locations. Such information is not so easy
to communicate, because it is different for different set of voters. Further, this will need
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to be known to the voters from an early stage. A variety of methods can be used, such
as:
x for urban voters mailing letters to RWA that give the polling site venue.
x Putting up Posters and Banners in neighborhoods.
x Making posters out of GIS Maps as Bhiwani district had done.
x giving the information to political parties.
x using radio, cable TV scrolls, cinema slides to disseminate website address.
x publishing the information about how to find your PS in local newspapers,
either directly or through the use of inserts.
x setting up district information centers and wide publicity on Helpline, where the
details can be made available in person and over the telephone.
x publicity of website.
x SMS based query system
x educating through e-gram centers.
Special Voting Services
Special services include postal ballots for service voters (proxy voting also for
service voters), for polling personnel, for security personnel on duty on poll day, ramps
at Polling Stations, the use of Braille on EVMs, separate queues for male and female
voters, facility for child in arms, etc – these need to be communicated early. The voters
in this case will need to be informed about the existence of these specific voting
services, how to identify which voters are eligible to use these services, and the
timetable and means by which such services can be requested. Therefore the focus of the
Information/Education will be on:
Documents Required
Particular emphasis on communicating this to the first-time and young voters,
and other marginal groups such as Nomads, homeless persons, residents of old age
homes, women, etc will be done.
Polling process and how to cast vote on EVM
The provisions for tendered vote, challenged vote and 49-O will also have to be
disseminated.
Polling and Poll day Security Measures
This would be a confidence building exercise in Voter Education and would
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include giving information about Observers, Model code of conduct violation reporting
helpline, i.e. 1950, micro-observers, videographers, general security measures, contact
numbers of election control room, police stations, security measures for the EVM such
as the use of special paper seals, etc. This acts as a means of encouraging people to turn
out to vote.
Candidates
On the last day of withdrawal the election offices have to communicate the list of
those candidates who are legitimately nominated to run for election. This list may only
be posted on a notice board outside the office of the returning officer. It is also given
publicity more widely through the press. We also scan and put up each candidate’s
affidavits on our website immediately after finalization of candidates.
The ADR issues briefs that give basic information about contesting parties and this
information is considered reliable by voters and media.
Codes of Conduct
Widespread circulation of codes of conduct will assist in reducing conflict.
Chapter-8 Training:
Training to Assembly Level Master Trainers.
Training to BLOs jointly with Sector Officers of Assembly Constituency level.
Training to Designated Officers and Campus Ambassador of all Higher Educational
Institutions at AC level.
Chapter-9 Other activities:
x Organizing mini marathon and School rallies by the students of senior Schools
and Colleges.
x Organizing poster making competition for the school students at all the block
headquarters.
x Organizing the essay writing competition at the District level for School
Students.
x Organizing the declamation context of “Responsibilities of the Voter in
democracy (iztkrU= esa ernkrk dk nkf;Ro ) for School as well college at the district
level
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x Awareness through folk songs, rallies, press notes in media, advertisements,
jingles etc.
x National Voter Day (NVD) function will be celebrated at , District, AC and
polling station level.
x Awareness through a contingent of School / College students called “Sentinels of
democracy” iztkrU= ds izgjh by participating in the Independence Day and Republic
Day Parades at District Headquarters.
x Tableau on voters’ awareness will be exhibited on Republic DayParade at the
Districts function.
x One democracy Bus titled ‘ernkrk l'kDrhdj.k ;ku* will be launched during
run up to the elections which will cover prominent urban areas in the districts
x Campus Ambassadors/Coordinators have been appointed in different colleges by
this district. These Campus ambassadors will educate and create awareness among youth
and women regarding enrolment in voter lists and importance to right their vote.
Chapter-10 General Component:
10.1 Basic Information that we would like to provide at PS includes:x the location of the rooms assigned for polling
x the location of publicly posted voters lists to help voter's determine to which PS
they are assigned.
x names of Polling Staff
x where and how to queue
x whether there are any security requirements with which they will have to
comply.
x where to find refreshment and toilet facilities if there is a significant queue
x what documents they will be required to show to establish their qualification to
vote.
x what is the duty of each Polling Officer
x where to exit the PS
x what happens at close of polls
x the layout of the PS
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x a listing of persons permitted in the PS such as election observers, party or
candidate representatives, journalists, election officials, or security personnel.
x a listing of parties and/or candidates contesting the election.
x the EVM and instructions on how to properly mark one's choice
x provisions regarding tendered, challenged and 49-O votes
x Signs on desks could mention not only the name of the particular desk (e.g.,
voters' lists) but may also illustrate or explain precisely what the voter is required to do
at that desk.
11. Summary of Activities done and Proposed Events/Activities.
11.1 Visuals and print media coverage of Activities done.
4St National Voter’s Day Celebrations in Bhiwani 25th Jan, 2014
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(Declamation Contest on Status and direction of electoral democracy in India in RGG Women College, Bhiwani)
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11.2 SVEEP Implementation Team.District Level
1. Addl. Deputy Commissioner (Nodal Officer)
2. Elector Registration Officer(s)
3. Deputy District Election Officer-cum-City Magistrate
4. District Development and Panchayat Officer
5. District Revenue Officer
6. District Information and Public Relation Officer
7. District Education Officer
8. District Planning Officer
9. District Informatics Officer (NIC)
10. District Programme Officer (ICDS)
11.3 Summary of Proposed Events/Activities
Sr.No.
Target Groups
Events Partner Agencies to be Associated (if any)
Tentative Schedule for proposed Events /Activities
1 Women x International Women’s day, which is
celebrated every year on 8th March, will be
designated as “Day of Electoral Awakening
for Women” and d i f f erent awareness
programme wi l l be organised at every
Assembly Constituency level.
x NVD 2014 shall also be dedicated to
women participation in electoral democracy
by organising Rallies and runs etc.
W o m e n a n d
Child
Development
Department,
Aganwadi workers and
helpers will be sensitized
a t c i r c l e l e v e l f o r
organizing rallies in their
vil lages in the month of
August-2014
2 Urban x Use of Cinema Halls/Multiplexes
like PVR for displaying messages pertaining
to “Greater participation for Stronger
Democracy”. The audio /visual messages to
be developed at National level in Hindi and
other languages.
x One da te w i th in 10 days o f the
a n n o u n c e m e n t o f t h e e l e c t i o n b y t h e
Election Commission of India shall be fixed
C i n e m a H a l l ,
Multi-plexus,
Sports & Youth
Welfare
Department
P o s t e r s B a n n e r s a n d
Hording will be displayed
at public places in urban
areas i n t h e m o n t h o f
September-2 0 1 4 . A f t e r
announcement of election
d a t e through e lec tronic
and print media wil l be
utilized for awareness of
Voters.
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on which cycle rally shall be organised for
youth in all major cities at
one time so that the message for Greater
participation for stronger democracy is
spread across length and breadth of the
State.
3 Youth x National youth day on 12th January,
which is celebrated at the national level,
shall be utilized for giving a clarion call to
the youth of Haryana to come forward to
shoulder the democratic responsibility by
o r g a n i s i n g e n r o l m e n t a n d a w a r e n e s s
campaigns at t h e b o o t h l e v e l s a n d
Educational Institutions.
x T h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f y o u t h i n
spreading awareness to other sections of the
soc iety in the ir ne ighborhood shal l be
ensured through NSS/NCC/NYK volunteers
who would approach residents of at least 10
neighborhood houses and administer voter’s
pledge to them. The programme will have
the motto of “Each One Reach Ten.”
x One contingent of College/School
students shall participate in Republic Day
Parade - 2015 with one strip around their
waist having inscribed thereon the Words
Þyk sdr a= d s i zgj h Þ (Sent ine ls o f
democracy).
Sports & Youth
Welfare Deptt,
N C C , N S S ,
NYK & Schools
and Colleges
Several Competitions like
essay writing declamation
contest, Rangoli e t c a re
being organized at school /
Colleges level from July-
2014. Y o u t h w i l l b e
sensitized through NYK
volunteers in the month of
Aug.2014.
4 For all O n e d e m o c r a c y B u s t i t l e d ernkrk l'kDrhdj.k ;ku will be launched during
run up to the elections which will cover
prominent urban areas in all districts
Mobile van will be moved
i n c i t i e s , t o w n s a n d
v i l l a g e s a f t e r
announcement of election
d a t e w i t h a w a r e n e s s
material of election.
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11.4 Voter Facilitation. Voter Facilitation Centresx Voter’s Facilitation Centres in each District/ACs will be set up at strategic
locations for facilitation and awareness generation as well. The Centers will be supplied
education and awareness material in good quantity.
Helpline Numbers/Name Search on Internet & SMS etc/Polling Booth Location
Search on Google Map etc.
x All these facilities are already working as per ECI guidelines in Haryana State.
PS Specific Facilitation Initiatives Planned
x Suitable & adequate facilities like provision of drinking water, sheds, ramp and
toilets for women etc will be provided at all polling stations.
Any other target specific Facilitation measure planned
x EVM awareness programme at Polling Station Level in rural areas and at ward
level in urban areas.
Voter Slips
x Voter Slips containing information about voters as well as their polling station
details will be generated and distributed among voters at appropriate time during the
elections.
E. Monitoring Mechanism
x Each and every activity of SVEEP Plan will be monitored by the State Level as
well as District Level SVEEP Monitoring Committees. Regular meetings with partner
agencies like media, education institutions, campus ambassadors, ICDS, RWA, NSS/NCC
and all the Govt institutions etc will be done at State/District Level.
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2.2 AC Wise Position at Annexure-I
District Bhiwani details of Electors as on 22-03-2014
General Electors Service Electors Total ElectorsSr No.
No. & Name of AC
Mal
e
Fem
ale
Tot
al
Mal
e
Fem
ale
Tot
al
Mal
e
Fem
ale
Tot
al
1 54-Loharu 89299 76733 166032 949 533 1482 90248 77266 167514
2 55-Badhra 86606 75823 162429 3389 1741 5130 89995 77564 167559
3 56-Dadri91581 79639 171220 3302 1687 4989 94883 81326 176209
4 57-Bhiwani 94714 82085 176799 1229 617 1846 95943 82702 178645
5 58-Tosham 97878 83846 181724 1428 723 2151 99306 84569 183875
6 59-Bawani Khera (SC)
96515 81737 178252 1752 917 2669 98267 82654 180921
Total 556593 479863 1036456 12049 6218 18267 568642 486081 1054723
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2.3 District Age-Cohort Wise Elector Information at Annexure-IIFormat 3-A
Name of District: BHIWANI
Year of revision: 2014
Total District Population upto 2013 [X]: 1634445
District Population of 18+ only upto 2013 [Y]: 1058739
Age Cohort Projected Census Population 2013 in Age-Cohort
%age of (2) to X i.e. TotalProjected Population 2012
Electors as per Final Roll 2014 (06.01.2014) w.r.t.01.01.2014 as qualifying date
%age of (4) to 'X' i.e. TotalProjected Population 2012
%age of (4) to 'Y' i.e. RegisteredElectors Vs. Eligible Electors
1 2 3 4 5 6
18-19 32664 2.00 30353 1.86 2.87
20-29 227078 13.89 226578 13.86 21.40
30-39 255705 15.64 254049 15.54 24.00
40-49 227285 13.91 221548 13.55 20.93
50-59 158601 9.70 148623 9.09 14.04
60-69 87345 5.34 86879 5.32 8.21
70-79 42029 2.57 41234 2.52 3.89
80+ 28032 1.72 27192 1.66 2.57
Totals 1058739 64.78 1036456 63.41 97.90
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2.4 District Bhiwani details of Electors, Polling Station, EPR & Sex Ratio- Annexure-III
General Electors Service Electors Total ElectorsSr No.
No. & Name of AC
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
No. of polling station
Elector Population Ratio
Sex Ratio
1 54-Loharu 89299 76733 166032 949 533 1482 90248 77266 167514 206 614 859
2 55-Badhra 86606 75823 162429 3389 1741 5130 89995 77564 167559 199 662 875
3 56-Dadri91581 79639 171220 3302 1687 4989 94883 81326 176209 185 619 870
4 57-Bhiwani 94714 82085 176799 1229 617 1846 95943 82702 178645 181 550 867
5 58-Tosham 97878 83846 181724 1428 723 2151 99306 84569 183875 201 612 857
6 59-Bawani Khera (SC)
96515 81737 178252 1752 917 2669 98267 82654 180921 208 618 847
Total 556593 479863 1036456 12049 6218 18267 568642 486081 1054723 1180 610 862
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2.5 Constituency Wise Elector Information (Gender Ratio) at Annexure-IV
Format 1-BName of StateHARYANAGender Ratio of State (As per Census): 877Gender Ratio of State (As per current Electoral Roll): 839
Electors as per Last Final Roll 2012 (15.01.2013) w.r.t.01.01.2013 as the qualifying date
Electors as per Current Draft Roll 2014 w.r.t.01.01.2014 as the qualifying date as on 06-09-2013
Electors as per Current Final Roll 2014 w.r.t.01.01.2014 as the qualifying date as on 22-03-2014
Name of District
No.& Name of Assembly Constituency
Census Gender Ratio 2011 of District
Male Female Sex Ratio Male Female Sex Ratio
Male Female Sex Ratio
1 2 & 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
54-Loharu 884 84682 71895 849 85480 72677 850 89299 76733 859
55-Badhra 884 82666 71899 870 82470 72091 874 86606 75823 875
56-Dadri 884 84957 72962 859 85225 73315 860 91581 79639 870
57-Bhiwani 884 88010 74618 848 89143 76179 855 94714 82085 867
58-Tosham 884 92108 77194 838 92049 77497 842 97878 83846 857
59-Bawani Khera (SC)
884 91846 76578 834 92154 76981 835 96515 81737 847
Bhiwani
Totals 884 524269 445146 849 526521 448740 852 556593 479863 862
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2.6 AC Wise Voter Turn Out at Annexure-V
Total Votes assigned Votes Polled % of PollSr. No.
A.C. No.
Name of A.C
M F Total M F Total M F Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 54 Loharu 76556 65913 142469 60854 52801 113655 79.49 80.11 79.78
2 55 Badhra 76531 66888 143419 56673 48210 104883 74.1 72 73.13
3 56 Dadri 76158 66101 142259 53808 44434 98242 70.65 67.22 69.05
4 57 Bhiwani 78436 65944 144380 53620 42656 96276 68.36 64.69 66.68
5 58 Tosham 84691 71967 156658 59455 48548 108003 70.2 67.46 68.94
6 59 Bawani Khera (SC)
81255 69028 150283 57761 46601 104362 71.09 67.51 69.44
Total 473627 405841 879468 342176 283256 625428 72.24 69.79 71.11
