‘Fair Elections, Voter Participation Foundation Of Democracy,’ Says MP Governor Mangubhai Patel

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Governor Mangubhai Patel said that a free and fair election system, along with active voter participation, forms the cornerstone of democracy. He appreciated the Election Commission for its commendable efforts in this regard.

The Governor also urged the commission to focus on increasing voter turnout by identifying and addressing low-voting centres. The Governor said it while addressing the 15th National Voter’s Day programme held at Kushabhau Thackerey Auditorium on Saturday.

The Governor honoured officers, employees and competition winners for their outstanding contributions to the election process. EPIC cards were distributed to new voters. Jhabua collector Neha Meena, Ratlam collector Rajesh Batham, Ashok Nagar collector Subhash Dwivedi were felicitated for successfully conducting elections.

Bhopal collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh, Gwalior collector Ruchika Chauhan were felicitated for innovation and excellence in SVEEP activities.

Shivpuri collector Ravindra Chaudhary and Superintendent of Police Aman Singh Rathore, former collector Lokesh Kumar Jangid and Superintendent of Police Abhishek Anand and Bhind collector and District Sanjeev Srivastava and Superintendent of Police Asit Yadav were felicitated for ensuring excellent law and order.

Additionally, Inspector General of Police Anshuman Singh was honoured for his exemplary work in maintaining law and order at the state level during elections.

Similarly, for excellent work in SVEEP activities, the then Additional Director General of Police of Shahdol Zone, DC Sagar and collector Narmadapuram Sonia Meena were honoured with the Special Category Award for IT Initiative and SVEEP activities.

Alirajpur collector Abhay Arvind Bedekar, Raisen collector Arvind Dubey, Datia collector Sandeep Kumar Makin were honoured for excellent work in Special Summary Review 2025.