Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 23: SDM Mahore Ashwani Khajuria has been awarded State Award 2015 for the best electoral practices and Electoral Roll Management during the last Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
He has been chosen as best ERO/RO among all the nominees of the State by the CEO J&K and the Election Commission of India for his exceptional work relating to best Electoral Roll Management and SVEEP activities in two constituencies – 57-Gulabgarh and 59-Gool Arnas for generating awareness among the masses for greater participation, ethical and informed voting .
The Award has been conferred upon him as ERO 57- Gulabgarh and 59- Gool Arnas Constituencies which registered 82.6% and 82% turn up in recent elections from 45.05 % and 46.12 % respectively in earlier elections of 2008 & 2009 through the adoption of multipronged SVEEP campaigns in these constituencies.
Besides this, he has the distinction of adding 18753 voters (11771 in 57 Gulabgarh & 6982 in 59- Gool Arnas Assembly Constituencies respectively thereby marking an increase of 19.50% & 22.66% voters in both constituencies respectively. Besides this 5900 deletions (3831 & 2069 ),1019 errors were also corrected in the Electoral Rolls of these constituencies.
There has also been increase in women participation in the elections from 52.7% to 82 % in 57-Gulabgarh AC and 55.30 5 to 83 5 in 59- Gool Arnas AC. Similarly, nomadic population registered a record participation in recent elections which increased from 23 % to 82%
The award will be presented to him on the eve of National Voter Day i.e January 25,2015 at Police Auditorium, Gulshan Ground Jammu.
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