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Imphal, Dec 28:
A one-day orientation workshop of Private Register Troupes (PRTs) on Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign for the Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections, 2022 was organised by the Regional Outreach Bureau, Imphal, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India at its auditorium today.
Ramananda Nongmeikapam, Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur, Md. Daulat Khan, Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur, Meghachandra Kongbam, former Director, IPR, Manipur & Film/Theatre Critic and Dr. Aribam Ibomcha Sharma, Head of Office, Regional Outreach Bureau, Imphal were the presidium members.
During the SVEEP workshop, educating new and young voters on how to vote on EVM, purpose of voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT), dos and don’ts of election code of conduct, use of cVIGIL App, registration of voters on ECI portal and communicating the masses through traditional form and inter-personal communication were discussed amongst others. The Joint Chief Electoral Officers also urged the electorates to call 1950 toll-free number for voter related queries.
A SVEEP-based play namely “Meehut Khanba”(Election) was performed by empanelled artistes of the Regional Outreach Bureau, Imphal.