The Election Commission of India, on the occasion of National Voters’ Day 2022, launched a national voter awareness contest – ‘My Vote is my Future – Power of One Vote’ to reiterate the importance of every vote through creative expression.
The National Voter Awareness Contest by the Election Commission of India’s SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) programme aims to tap into the talent and creativity of people, while also strengthening democracy through their active involvement. Accessible for all age groups, it aims at celebrating ideas and content curated on the theme of importance of every single vote in a democracy through crowdsourcing.
There are five categories of contest as part of the national level contest – quiz, slogan, song, video making and poster design.
The quiz contest is to engage with inquisitive minds to gauge the awareness level of participants regarding the electoral process in the country. There will be three levels (easy, intermediate and difficult) of the contest. All participants will receive e-certificate upon the completion of all three levels of the contest.
Those interested in the slogan contest need to “weave your words into a catchy slogan” on the above theme to inspire others.
The song contest is aimed at harnessing the talent and potential of creative minds through the medium of a song in any form including classical, contemporary, rap, etc. Participants can create and share original compositions on the above theme. Artists and singers may use any musical instrument of their choice. The song duration must not exceed three minutes.
The video making contest provides an opportunity to all camera lovers to create a video that celebrates the diversity and festivity of Indian elections. Apart from the main theme of the contest, the following themes can also be explored by the participants: Importance of Informed & Ethical Voting (Inducement Free Voting) and Power of Vote: Depicting Importance of voting for Women, Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, Young and First Time Voters. Participants shall create a video on any one of the above themes and the video shall be of one minute duration only.
Entries for the video, song and slogan contest can be given in any official language as per the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
The poster design contest is for art and design enthusiasts who would create thought-provoking posters on the contest theme. Participants can submit a digital poster, sketch, or hand painted poster on the theme.
The song contest, video making contest and poster design contest are classified in three categories: institutional, professional and amateur. The top three winners in each category will be awarded exciting cash prizes. Additionally, each category will have cash prizes under a special mention category. The institutional category will have four special mentions while the professional and amateur category will have three special mentions each.
Detailed guidelines, terms and conditions can be found on the contest website ecisveep.nic.in/contest/. All entries should be submitted by March 15, 2022 to votercontest@eci.gov.in along with details of the participants.
