100% voter turnout at Gorrow polling station
Excelsior Correspondent
Kishtwar, Sept 22: The Deputy Commisioner, Kishtwar Rajesh Kumar Shavan today trekked 6 hours to and fro, to reach the 146-Gorrow polling station of Bonjwah area of Inderwal Assembly Constituency to celebrate the 100 percent voter turnout-a milestone achieved by the proud voters of the polling station.
Pertinent to mention that to reach Gorrow village, one has to cross first steep height of 8000 feet by taking tough route and then descend across the hill to bottom through a steep down ward trek to reach Gorrow.
The entourage accompaining the Deputy Commisioner included ACD Kishtwar Phulail Singh,AD FSC &CS Shafkat Keen,Tehsildar Bonjwah Irshad Ahmed, Tehsildar Drabshalla Tejinder Singh,NLMT Riyaz Ahmed Butt, XEn PDD Altaf Hussain besides other officials .
Noteworthy, the polling station has set a remarkable benchmark by achieving a 100% voter turnout in the first phase of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections. The village’s complete participation has been hailed as a success story for democracy and civic engagement throughout the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
On arrival,a grand welcome and reception was accorded by locals to the Deputy Commisioner Kishtwar Rajesh Kumar Shavan and his team.
DC interacted with the voters of Gorrow, congratulating them for their exemplary participation and commitment to the democratic process.
The voters and the BLO of the polling station were felicitated by Deputy Commisioner Kishtwar with flowers in the presence of other officers.
Despite the fact that Gorrow Village is a remote village of Block Bonjwah in the Inderwal constituency, and has historically faced challenges related to road and mobile connectivity, the community has demonstrated its collective will and commitment to exercise its democratic rights by ensuring that every registered voter cast their vote.
BLO Gorrow apprised DC Kishtwar that multi-pronged approach was adopted by team to ensure that all the voters including those working outside the district were facilitated to be present on voting day and cast their vote.
Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commisioner congratulated the voters for this outstanding performance.He added that this milestone of 100% turnout stands as a beacon of hope for many other villages in the UT that continue to struggle with low voter participation.
He reiterated that the achievement of Gorrow reflects the increasing awareness of electoral processes, driven by effective voter education initiatives under the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign led by the District Election Office Kishtwar and people’s civic responsibility on the other hand.
The highlights of the event was the first time voters,PWD voters and concerned BLO sharing their experiences on the occasion and how this milestone was achieved in collective and collaborative manner with district administration and Elections Authority.
Meanwhile, the people of Gorrow Village also praised the Deputy Commisioner Kishtwar for his maiden visit to this far off area and reiterated that historically, this is the first time that Deputy Commisioner has reached this area.
Major highlight of the day was the mega celebration by the enthusiastic locals, Voters and Officers and Officials to commemorate the milestone.
In addition to this, the Deputy Commisioner also visited Shiroti and Naki Villages en route to assess the infrastructure gaps and assured them all that these gaps will be plugged in coming time with proper interventions.
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