14th National Voters Day celebrated at Amar Singh College

SRINAGAR, January 25: In commemoration of 14th National Voters Day, Amar Singh College Srinagar today organized an impressive programme to generate awareness and encourage students to participate in the electoral process.

The day-long programme was presided over by Prof. Sheikh Ajaz Bashir, Principal of the College, and featured two major competitions – the Speech Competition and the Essay Writing Competition, providing a platform for the students to express their thoughts and ideas on the theme of National Voters Day-2024.

Dr. Syed Ajaz Farid (Head, PG Department of Geography) delivered the formal welcome address and deliberated on the importance of the programme in generating awareness among the students regarding their role in the electoral process and community service.

Prof. Sheikh Ajaz Bashir, Principal of the College while speaking on the occasion underscored the importance of getting registered as a voter and also administered a pledge to the participating students and staff.

Students demonstrated their oratory skills in speech completion on the theme “Nothing like voting, I vote for sure”. The participating students eloquently articulated their view points while Prof. Tawheed Yousuf and Prof Rayees Ahmad Magray acted as jury members. Amana of 1st semester bagged the 1st position whereas Nida Shakeel and Khateeba bagged the 2nd and 3rd positions.

Finally, an essay competition was conducted in which several students participated. The panel of judges, comprising faculty members of the college, evaluated the essays based on clarity of thought, coherence and the ability to articulate a strong viewpoint.

Ishfaq Ahmad Mir of 5th semester got the 1st position followed by Auqib Jehangir Khan of BCA 1st semester with 2nd position and Mohammad Sahir Raza with 3rd position.