Officers and employees who have made outstanding contributions to election work will be honored.
A National Voters’ Day program will be held on January 25th at 11:00 AM in the Vivekananda Auditorium of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur. The program will be presided over by the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. Ajay Singh. Officers and employees who have made significant contributions to election work will be honored at the event.
Chief Electoral Officer, Ms. Reena Babasaheb Kangale, informed that Raigarh Collector Mr. Kartikeya Goyal will be honored as an outstanding District Election Officer for achieving the highest voter turnout of 81.66% in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the state. Durg Collector Ms. Richa Prakash Chaudhary will be honored for a 2.48% increase in voter turnout in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections compared to the previous Lok Sabha elections, despite being an urban area. Dantewada Collector Mr. Mayank Chaturvedi will be honored for a 10.39% increase in voter turnout in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections compared to the previous Lok Sabha elections, despite the area being heavily Naxal-affected. Raipur Collector Mr. Gaurav Kumar Singh will be honored for excellently conducting the training of polling teams during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rajnandgaon district’s Chief Electoral Officer, Ms. Suruchi Singh, will be honored for conducting high-quality SWEEP activities. Mungeli district’s Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Prabhakar Pandey, will receive a special award for SWEEP activities aimed at motivating migrant workers to vote.