SVEEP I a summary SVEEP Division Election Commission of India

Why SVEEP  For addressing  Low and declining turnout in polling  Gaps in Voter Registration For ethical voting For continuous electoral and civic education  Greater participation for a stronger democracy

Tenure of SVEEP-I  From end 2009 till date  12 General Elections to States  3 Revision of Rolls

Flagship Campaigns & events  To Vote  Focus on women  Focus on Youth  Fighting Urban Apathy  Ethical Voting  To Register  Know your BLO  National Voters’ Day

Achievements- Registration CategoryAs per Roll 2011Till date (Oct 2012) EP Ratio Sex ratio yrs1 (as against 4.24% in census) 1.37 (as against 4.04% in census) EPIC PER

Achievements - Voting StatesTurnout in previous Assembly Elections Turnout in latest Assembly Elections % increase in Women turnout Remarks Jharkhand 57% from 51.4 to Decline arrested Bihar 45.85%52.67%from 44.5 to Huge increase in women turnout Kerala 72.38%74.92%from to Gender gap decreased Tamil Nadu 70.82%78.01%from to Record turnout West Bengal 81.97%84.33%from to Record turnout Assam 75.77%75.92%from to Puducherry 85.46%85.52%from to Punjab 75.45%78.20%from to Record turnout Uttarakhand 59.45%66.17%from to Record turnout UP 45.96%59.40%from to Record turnout Manipur 86.73%79.19%from to Issues were different Goa70.51%81.73%from to Record turnout

Statistical achievements - Voting  Women turnout was higher then men across the latest five Assembly Elections in Manipur, Punjab, UP, Uttarakhand and Goa. The higher turnout started with Bihar in 2010 and was also replicated in Puducherry  Youth participation was reportedly higher in all the States than last elections. The profile of participation as expressed in media pointed to a large participation by newly eligible and newly enrolled voters.  Urban Participation: Massive increase in turnout at urban center like Lucknow city over 2007 turnout (increase of 81.3%), Ghaziabad(63.15% increase), Mathura City(65.32% increase), Amritsar(22.56% increase) and Dehradun (21.46% increase).

Process achievements I.Ownership across the election machinery and creation of comprehensive infrastructure II.Bulwark of Partnerships III.Consultations, Exchange & Awards IV.Resource generation

I. Ownership and Infrastructure  National Framework  Full fledged Division at ECI  Extraordinary involvement of CEOs and DEOs  Appointment of Addl/Joint CEO SVEEP  Appointment of Awareness Observers  SVEEP District and State Plans for elections  SVEEP plans for Summary/Special revision  Financial resource/Budget made available  Training for SVEEP

II. Bulwark of partnerships  Educational Institutions  Youth Organisations  Government Media  State Government Departments with community reach  Icons – national and regional  New access points like banks, post offices, corporates, hospitals etc

III. Consultations, Exchanges & Awards  National consultation on Voter participation  National consultation with media  Consultation on social Media  Best Electoral Practices Exchange among CEOs  Best Electoral Practices Awards  National consultation with CSOs (Sep 21-22, 2012)  National Youth consultation (in the pipeline)

IV. Resource Material generation  KABBP Survey findings 7 reports- baseline and endline  Report by States/UTs on NVD  Report on SVEEP by election gone states  YUVA  Communication Manual – under preparation

Gaps – being filled  30 crore people did not participate in last Lok Sabha elections  Gender gap still sizeable in many states and constituencies  Youth disconnect  Urban Apathy  Subdued ethical voting campaign

Gaps- to be filled  NRI registration  Service Voters low participation  Migrant voters  CSO and Private Media energy still untapped