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Context:

• The 12th National Voters’ Day (NVD) was celebrated across the country on January 25.
• NVD 2022 marks 70 successful years of elections in India.

About the event:

• The Commission presented Officers with National Awards for Best Electoral Practices for their remarkable performance in the conduct of elections in several domains on this occasion.
• 'Leap of Faith: Journey of Indian Elections,' an ECI publication, was launched.
• The book tells the storey of India's election history and the evolution of representation and electoral principles from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
• For the current Assembly Elections 2022, a national voter awareness initiative on social media called "My Vote is My Future- Power of One Vote" was established to emphasise the value of every vote through artistic expression.

About National Voters day

• Since 2011, the foundation day of the Election Commission of India, which was formed on this day in 1950, has been commemorated every year on January 25 across the country.
• The theme, 'Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible, and Participative,' focuses on ECI's dedication to facilitating active voter involvement during elections and making the entire process painless and memorable for all types of voters.
• Every year, the NVD commemorations remind us of the commission's fundamental commitment to ensure that no voter is left behind.
• Objectives: To emphasise the value of each vote in a democracy; to stimulate, facilitate, and optimise new voter registration; and to increase voter engagement.