Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal on Friday honoured winners of district level National Election Quiz competition organized under the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign in the district.
Interacting with the students after handing over appreciation certificates to them in his office, Deputy Commissioner said that the competitions were held by the district administration on directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) are essential tool to sensitize people especially the youths about importance of being a voter.
He said that the students participating in these campaigns were instrumental in creating awareness amongst the people on a mass scale. Sarangal also congratulated students for working hard and achieving success in the quiz competition.
The Deputy Commissioner said it was a matter of great pride and satisfaction that 421 school students and 309 college going youths participated in these competitions in the district. He also detailed the students about history of Constitution Day which also falls today.
He asked the students to carry forward the hard work and dedication in future for excelling in life. He also asked the students about the mode of preparation adopted by them for winning the quiz.
The students included Jasvir Kaur, Jaspreet Singh, Sakshi Karwal, Manpreet Rai, Akashdeep, Paramjeet Kaur, Jatin, Jyoti, Kajal, Rohit, Jasmeen, Sameer, Harman, Komalpreet, Deepti, Nikhil, Muskan, Nidhi and others.
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The Deputy Commissioner also felicitated four BLOs Bhupinder Singh, Parikshit Gandhi, Gurdeep Singh, Subash Chand for winning the online quiz competition.
Prominent among present on the occasion included Satnam Singh, Parvinder Singh, Daljeet Singh, Kulbir Singh, Ajit Singh, Hardeep Kaur and others.