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By Indo Asian News Service, IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Election Commission of India
will soon use social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to
attract youth to take part in the electoral process, a commission
statement said Friday.
Recognising the power of social media sites to attract
youngsters, the commission organised a workshop here Thursday to discuss
the modalities on tapping these to enhance electoral processes.
'The workshop discussed modalities of the Election Commission of
India's engagement with internet based social media like Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube and blogs, which is to commence very soon,' the
statement said.
This was the first time a workshop on these lines was organised by the commission.
Inaugurating the workshop, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y.
Quraishi said higher participation of voters and ethical voting are the
key to strengthening electoral democracy.
'He highlighted the strength and spread of social media and
observed that the Election Commission cannot overlook its outreach,' the
statement said.
Quaraishi said such 'measures like engagement with social media
will contribute to India's step up from being the largest democracy to
the greatest democracy'.
He also said the commission has developed and implemented a
strong agenda on voter's education and expenditure control, and would
like its proposed reforms on decriminalisation of elections to become a
reality at the earliest.
'He called upon voters to turn out in high numbers and select
good candidates instead of castigating politicians,' the statement said.
The workshop was organised by the systematic voter education and electoral participation division of the commission.
Election Commissioner V.S Sampath described social media as a new area for the commission that is full of possibilities.
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Election Commission of India
will soon use social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to
attract youth to take part in the electoral process, a commission
statement said Friday.
Recognising the power of social media sites to attract
youngsters, the commission organised a workshop here Thursday to discuss
the modalities on tapping these to enhance electoral processes.
'The workshop discussed modalities of the Election Commission of
India's engagement with internet based social media like Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube and blogs, which is to commence very soon,' the
statement said.
This was the first time a workshop on these lines was organised by the commission.
Inaugurating the workshop, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y.
Quraishi said higher participation of voters and ethical voting are the
key to strengthening electoral democracy.
'He highlighted the strength and spread of social media and
observed that the Election Commission cannot overlook its outreach,' the
statement said.
Quaraishi said such 'measures like engagement with social media
will contribute to India's step up from being the largest democracy to
the greatest democracy'.
He also said the commission has developed and implemented a
strong agenda on voter's education and expenditure control, and would
like its proposed reforms on decriminalisation of elections to become a
reality at the earliest.
'He called upon voters to turn out in high numbers and select
good candidates instead of castigating politicians,' the statement said.
The workshop was organised by the systematic voter education and electoral participation division of the commission.
Election Commissioner V.S Sampath described social media as a new area for the commission that is full of possibilities.