Hindustan Times (Bathinda)

All Haryana colleges to have electoral clubs

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CHANDIGARH: WITH a view to motivating students studying in the colleges of Haryana to participat­e in election process, the higher education department has decided to set up electoral clubs across the state.

These clubs will organise essay writing, poster making, quiz competitio­ns and voters’ rallies to make students aware about the electoral process of registrati­on and voting, an official release said on Friday. The step is aimed at having maximum participat­ion of youth in election process, the release added.

It said the higher education department has directed principals of all government, private and government-aided colleges of the state to establish such clubs. These clubs could take the help of electoral returning officer and block level officers of their areas for organising various activities, it added. Stating that these activities are mandatory for all colleges.

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