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Comprehensive SVEEP Plan for Enhanced Electoral Participation in General Election to State Legislative Assembly, 2016

I. Overall Objectives

Strive to achieve 5% increase in the overall voter turnout in the

2016 Assembly Elections compared to 2011 Assembly Elections (86.19%).

Identifying 10% of low voter turnout polling stations and strive to achieve

15% increase in their voter turnout during the General Elections to Puducherry Legislative Assembly, 2016 through targeted interventions.

To strive to achieve 100% registration of all eligible voters with the vision-

“No voters left behind”

Creating awareness emphasizing the need for informed and ethical voting

practices with the vision - “Inclusive and qualitative electoral participation”.

Visible enhancement of voting percentage of Persons with Disabilities and Transgender, Senior Citizens and excluded groups.

Strive to maximize percentage of postal ballot voters by facilitating and educating service voters and officials on election duty.

II. Situation Analysis

Puducherry District average voting percentage of 10% lower turnout polling stations :

▪ Assembly Elections 2011 : 71.81% ▪ Lok Sabha Elections 2014 : 65.47%

Karaikal District average voting percentage of 10% lower turnout polling stations :

▪ Assembly Elections 2011 : 72.30% ▪ Lok Sabha Elections 2014 : 66.54%

ELECTORAL PROFILE OF THE UT OF PUDUCHERRY IN BRIEF

No. of districts = 2

Assembly constituencies = 30

Parliamentary constituencies = 1

Polling Stations = 913 + 17 Auxiliary polling stations

As per final roll 2016

Male Female TG Total Remarks

1 Electors 441168 485886 74 927128

2 18-19 age group 15721 14710 2 30433

3 Percentage of 18-19 on Electoral Roll

2.28 2.03 0.01 2.15

4 Sex Ratio 1101

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Analysis of the 10% low voter turnout polling station. An analysis of the 10% low voter turnout polling station identified both in the

Assembly Election 2011 and Lok Sabha Election 2014 reveals the following factors.

i. In respect of Assembly Elections 2011, 76 polling stations of Puducherry

district and 15 polling stations of Karaikal district falls under the identified

10% low voter turnout polling stations.

ii. In respect of Lok Sabha Elections 2014, 91 polling stations of Puducherry

district and 16 polling stations of Karaikal district falls under identified 10%

low voter turnout polling stations.

iii. The lowest percentage of the voter turnout recorded in the Assembly

Elections 2011 was 59.48% polled at Government Primary School,

Poonthurai Road, Gorimedu, Puducherry. The lowest percentage of voter

turnout recorded in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014 was 59.97% polled at

Andhra Maha Sabha, Vallalar Salai, Puducherry.

iv. The lowest voting percentage recorded at five polling stations at

Veerampatinam area in Ariyankuppam Assembly Constituency could not be

taken up as low voter turnout as there was a boycott of election by a section

of people at veerampatinam during the Lok Sabha Elections 2014.

v. In respect of Assembly Elections 2011 out of 86 polling stations which fall

under 10% of low voter turnout segment, only five polling stations recorded

less than the national average of 66.04%. Similarly, in respect of Lok Sabha

Elections 2014, 11 polling stations [excluding the five polling stations of

Veerampattinam (Annexure II)] recorded less than the said National average

of 66.04%.

vi. It is significant to note that all the low voter turnout polling stations are

located in the urban area.

vii. The average polling percentage recorded in the Assembly Elections 2011 and

Lok Sabha Elections 2014 were 86.19 % & 82.14 % respectively.

viii. In both the Assembly Elections 2011 and Lok Sabha Elections 2014 the

female voting percentage remains higher than that of the male voting

percentage. Assembly Elections 2011, 52.26::47.74; Lok Sabha Elections

2014, 52.08 :: 47.92.

ix. From the analysis made in the light of 10% low voter turnout polling

stations, the following may be concluded.

a) Posh packets located in the urban areas registered lower percentage of

votes compared to rural areas

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b) There is no gender gap because the percentage of female voters was more

in rural and urban areas in both the Assembly Elections 2011 and Lok

Sabha Elections 2014.

c) The existence of gap in the urban and rural voters segment is identified.

c. Identification of lowest turnout Assembly Constituencies and reasons

thereof.

Lok Sabha Elections 2014

The average voting percentage of UT of Puducherry is 82.14%. The lowest

percentage of 71.12% polling was recorded at Mahe. The highest percentage of

90.54% was recorded at Yanam (Annexure III).

UT of Puducherry is coming under high voter turnout category. 16

Assembly Constituencies have recorded more than 80% of voting. Except two

constituencies all the other constituencies have recorded more than 75% of

voting. In view of the above, the lowest voter turnout constituencies are :

i) Karaikal South – 73.02%

ii) Mahe – 71.12%

d. Identification of reasons for drop in turnout (if any) between last

Assembly election and last LS election in the State.

Percentage Of Voter Turnout

Assembly Elections 2011 – 86.19%

Lok Sabha Elections 2014 – 82.14%

Drop in turnout percentage – 4.05%

Reasons For Drop In Turnout In The Lok Sabha Elections

Contesting candidates were not more persuasive as in the case of

Assembly Elections

Candidates affinity with the people was not as strong as in the case of

Assembly Elections

Contestants were very less compared to large number of contestants in

the Assembly Elections

Upper section of the society was not showing much interest

Reasons for low voter turnout.

a) Findings based on analysis of the 10% low voter segment polling stations:

Candidates are non-persuasive

Multiparty

Urban apathy

Urban Youth discontent

Urban migrant workers

Persons occupying high profile jobs

Upper stage of the society may not have interest

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b) Findings Based On The KAP Baseline Survey

As per the findings of the KABP survey it is found that 97.8% of the

respondents have enrolled their names in the voters list and 98.6% of

them have EPIC. So the percentage of respondents who have not

registered their names in the electoral roll and failed to vote is very

narrow and marginal. The reason adduced for not voting by the select

group of new voters was captured in KAP survey and the same is

discussed in detail as under:

KAP SURVERY - REASONS FOR NOT VOTING

Table D7 gives an account of the reasons for not voting in the

elections. It is seen from the table that 2.38% of the respondents who

have not voted said that their names were not on the electoral rolls

while 0.15% said that they did not have their EPIC or did not get their

voter slip. 0.03% informed that they did not vote because the

candidate was not of their choice.

TABLE(D7): RESONS FOR NOT VOTING IN THE ELECTION (in %)

# Description Aggregate Puducherry Karaikal Mahe Yanam

Base : All

respondents(Multiple

Coding)

3048 1532 722 400 394

1 My name was not on the

electoral roll 2.38% 1.5% 2.2% 2.1% 6.7%

2 I was not in my

constituency 0.31% 0.1% 0.1% 1.4% 0.2%

3 I didn't get voter slip 0.15% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%

4 I didn't have my EPIC 0.15% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%

5 I didn't know my polling

station 0.06% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%

6 Polling station was at a

distance 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

7 Long queue and did not

have time 0.06% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

8 I felt insecure to go to the

polling station 0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

9 There was no candidate of my choice/liking

0.03% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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TABLE(D7): RESONS FOR NOT VOTING IN THE ELECTION (in %)


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I just didn't want to vote as nothing will change/no faith in political system

0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

11 Didn't vote as community/ religious leader said so

0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

12 Head of family said to vote

0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

13 Voting in national or assembly election does not make a difference

0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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Voting in national or assembly election does not make a difference, I vote only in assembly and local elections

0.00% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

15 Others 0.53% 0.5% 0.0% 1.6% 0.2%

16 Person voted in at least one election (D1)

96.32% 97.28% 97.62% 94.85% 91.64%

e. Identification of excluded groups

As far as Pondicherry is concerned in terms of enrolment and voting

Female voters out number male voters. Hence, there exist no gender gap.

There exists no excluded group in the UT of Puducherry, but for a small

settlement of Narikuravas

Union Territory of Puducherry consists of only two districts namely

Puducherry and Karaikal and the category wise gap profile is almost

uniform in both the district as indicated above.

Findings and recommendation given in the KAP Survey report

TABLE D3 - REASONS FOR VOTING

To a question for reasons for voting, out of 2935 voters who voted in the

election, 32.28% of the informants who voted at least in one election said

that Voting is my right while 26.26% said that Voting is my Duty.

It is inferred from the above table that only 9.15% voted because the

Candidate was good and 0.11% and 1.58% of the informants said they

exercised their franchise because their religious leader said so or Head of

Family asked them to vote.

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It is also interesting to note that 0.09% of the Voters informed that they

voted just because of the option of NOTA on the EVM.

Also, around 5% of the informants said that they voted because of

enabling environment (free & fair) created by the Election Commission.

RESONS FOR VOTING IN THE ELECTION (in %)


Base : All respondents(Multiple Coding)

2935 1532 722 400 394

1 My Vote can change things/ effect how the country is run

5.51% 8.5% 1.1% 0.7% 4.3%

2 Voting is my right 32.28% 30.3% 47.3% 21.1% 34.0%

3 Voting is my duty 26.26% 25.4% 35.4% 23.1% 20.4%

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Because of enabling environment (free and fair) created by Election Commission

4.63% 7.8% 0.1% 1.1% 0.5%

5 I got registered in electoral roll

4.68% 5.2% 0.4% 10.7% 0.2%

6 I got voter slip 6.16% 6.8% 0.5% 14.3% 0.2%

7 Candidate was good 9.15% 8.5% 7.4% 1.7% 26.5%

8 Candidate was of my choice

8.42% 4.8% 7.8% 22.9% 7.7%

9 I am a political party sympathizer

0.38% 0.5% 0.0% 0.4% 0.2%

10 Cast vote due to threat or coercion

0.03% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

11 Voted as religious leader said so

0.11% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

12 Head of family said to vote 1.58% 1.1% 0.0% 2.1% 5.7%

13 Influenced by friends 0.71% 0.7% 0.1% 1.9% 0.1%

14 I had the option of NOTA 0.09% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%

15 Others 0.01% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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VOTER REGISTRATION:

It is seen from the table that 98.9% of the respondents informed that they

are currently enrolled i.e. their names are in the Voters list and only 0.6%

informed that their applications are in progress and only 0.5 % said that

they have not yet registered. Similarly, in Puducherry, 98.8% said they are

currently enrolled while 100% in Karaikal are on the rolls and 97.7% in

Yanam informed that they are currently enrolled and in Mahe it is 98.5%

TABLE(C3): REGISTERED IN THE VOTER LIST (in %)


Base : All respondents

3048 1532 722 400 394

1 Never 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 1.5% 0.8%

2 Yes,

application in progress

0.6% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%

3 Yes, currently

enrolled 98.9% 98.8% 100.0% 98.5% 97.7%

TABLE D4 - PROVISION OF BASIC MINIMUM FACILITIES AT THE

POLLING STATON

To a question whether they come across separate queue for Women,

Senior citizen persons with disabilities, 75.1% informed in the

affirmative while 5.3% said that they don’t know. 19.6% of the

informants said that there is no separate queue for senior citizens and

PwDs.

Further, only 63.8% of the informants said that they come across

the facility of Help Desk at the Polling Stations.

Further, 9.7% informed that there is no proper lighting in the

polling Booths

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TABLE(D4): VOTER COME ACROSS BASIC MINIMUM FACILITIES AT THE POLLING STATION

# Description No Yes Don't Know

Base : All respondents 2935

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Separate queues for women, person with disabilities and senior citizen

19.6% 75.1% 5.3%

2 Drinking water 0.6% 97.4% 1.9%

3 Chairs/benches 2.4% 94.2% 3.3%

4 Toilets 9.1% 71.0% 19.9%

5 Help Desk 17.5% 63.8% 18.7%

6 Separate entry and exit in the polling booth

22.2% 74.6% 3.1%

7 Ramp 15.1% 70.0% 14.8%

8 Wheelchairs 45.9% 9.8% 44.2%

9 Signs for directions 10.0% 86.9% 3.1%

10 Proper lighting 9.7% 87.4% 2.8%

11 Volunteers/escorts 11.7% 80.4% 7.8%

TABLE D5 & D6 - DIFFICULTIES FACED IN THE ELECTION:

98.6% of the respondents informed that they have not faced any

difficulty in voting while the percentage is 100% in Mahe region.

It is also seen from the below table D6 that out of 2935

respondents, only 0.62% of the voters who voted informed that long

queue was a problem while 0.48% said that there is no separate

queue for senior citizens. 0.07% informed that the facilities like

drinking water, toilet and ramp are lacking.

Also, 0.02% said that due to non production of voters slip, they

faced difficulties in voting

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TABLE(D5): DIFFICULTIES FACED IN VOTING IN THE ELECTION (in %)


Base : All respondents

2935 1490 705 379 361

1 No, not faced

difficulties 98.6% 98.4% 98.6% 100.0% 97.8%

2 Yes, faced difficulties

1.4% 1.6% 1.4% 0.0% 2.2%

TABLE(D6): DIFFICULTIES FACED BY THE VOTER IN VOTTING IN ANY ELECTION



2935 1532 722 400 394

1 Long queue 0.62% 0.50% 0.71% 0.00% 1.94%

2 No separate queue for senior citizen

0.48% 0.54% 0.71% 0.00% 0.00%

3 Lack of facilities including drinking water toilet and ramp

0.07% 0.13% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

4 Coercion/threat by political party

0.05% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

5 Difficulties in locating my polling station

0.05% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.28%

6 Difficulties in voting in absence of voter slip

0.02% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

7 No guidance from polling personnel

0.09% 0.13% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

7 Others 0.05% 0.08% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

9 Voters did not faced any problem in voting in the recent election

98.57% 98.46% 98.58% 100.00% 97.78%

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TABLE F2 & F3 - EXPOSURE TO SVEEP INTERVENTIONS RECEIPT OF ELECTION RELATED INFORMATION

To a question “Which source did you receive election related

information”, 28.9% of the informants said that they received through TV

ads and programmes while 19.7% informed that they received through

News papers / magazines.

Interestingly, 1.6% of the respondents said that they received

information through SMS. In Puducherry , 2.7% of the respondents

said they received SMS .Most of the respondents couldnot recall any

SMS message since the last elections were held in 2014 and there is a

gap of almost two years.

Further, 5.9% informed that they received information through

Posters, Hoardings and Publicity materials

Interestingly, 21.2% of the respondents said that they have not received

any election related information.

From table F3, regarding to the question on the different types of

information / messages they received, 18.2% of the respondents said that

they received about the date of voting while 22.0% informed that they

received about “ Voting is my Right and Duty”.

7.9% said that they received messages on “ Preparation of EPIC” while

7.3% on “ Alternate ID documents”

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TABLE(F2): SOURCE OF ELECTION RELATED INFORMATION (in %)



3048 1532 722 400 394

1 Newspaper/magazine 19.7% 22.8% 6.0% 27.3% 12.5%

2 TV advertisements and programmes

28.9% 29.2% 27.9% 33.9% 15.9%

3 Radio and FM channels 7.0% 8.1% 10.3% 4.1% 0.2%

4 Activity like Rallies, Prabhat Pheris, loudspeaker announcement

8.8% 7.7% 0.6% 21.5% 3.4%

5 Cultural/entertainments programmes

1.6% 2.6% 0.8% 0.2% 1.1%

6 Government offices circular 2.6% 1.5% 8.7% 0.3% 1.1%

7 Posters, hoardings and publicity materials

5.9% 6.0% 0.0% 12.4% 3.1%

8 NGO and Civil society Group 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2%

9 Internet/social Media/Whatsapp 2.4% 1.3% 8.8% 0.1% 0.7%

10 SMS 1.6% 2.7% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2%

11 Pledge letters/Sankalp patras through school students in the family

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

12 At Polling station 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.9%

13 Others 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

14 Not seen any source of election related information

21.2% 17.8% 36.5% 0.1% 60.6%

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TABLE:(F3): VOTER INFORMATION/MESSAGES RECEIVED BY CITIZEN (in %)



3048 1,532

722

400

394

1 Date of Voting and Schedule 18.2% 18.3% 10.1% 26.7% 11.4%

2 Voting is my right and duty 22.0% 21.9% 29.4% 20.3% 12.3%

3 Caste vote as per choice and without taking any inducement

5.7% 8.2% 1.0% 4.7% 2.0%

4 Register Yourself 5.0% 7.2% 1.3% 3.4% 2.2%

5 Preparation of voter cards (EPIC)

7.9% 10.1% 13.1% 0.5% 2.7%

6 Voter slip distribution schedule 8.6% 8.4% 1.3% 16.5% 2.9%

7 Alternate identity documents for voting

7.3% 4.0% 0.3% 21.9% 4.5%

8 Separate queues for old and sick

2.4% 2.5% 0.5% 4.3% 0.0%

9 Do's and don'ts on polling day 1.6% 1.9% 1.9% 0.8% 0.7%

10 NVSP portal 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.7% 0.4%

11 Others 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

12 Cannot recall seeing or reading any voter/election related campaign of ECI

21.0% 17.1% 41.0% 0.1% 60.8%

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TABLE F12 - EXPOSURE TO VOTER EDUTAINMENT MATERIAL

To a question on exposure to voter edutainment material developed by

ECI, majority of the informants replied in negative. On most of questions

on Picture Book, Animation Film, Radio Programme, Cartoon Strips or

Computer Games, around 97% of the respondents either said No or

Don’t know.

Hence, it is felt that more initiatives are to be taken up by the Election

Commission to familiarize the voters about various edutainment

materials available.

TABLE(F12): EXPOSURE TO VOTER EDUTAINMENT MATERIAL DEVELOPED BY ECI (in %)

# Description No Yes Don't Know

Base : All respondents 3048 3048 3048

1 Picture Book-Proud to be a Voter/Garv se banein Matdata

69.9% 2.5% 27.6%

2 Animation Film-Masti Dosti aur Matdaan

66.3% 4.9% 28.8%

3 Radio Programme-Loktantra Express 66.3% 7.5% 26.2%

4 Board Games-Vote ki Baazi/Get Set Vote

68.1% 0.7% 31.2%

5 Cartoon Strips - Wah Election Wah! 67.2% 2.5% 30.3%

6 Computer Game-Ready Steady Vote 67.7% 1.5% 30.8%

TABLE G5 & G6 - EXPOSURE TO MEDIA AND MOST RELAIBLE MEDIA TO

GET ELECTION NEWS

To a question “ How often you read news paper or listen to Radio or

Watch Televison or Internet”, 53.8% of the respondents informed that they read

news paper almost every day while 14.2 % said that they read at least once a

week and 27.2% informed that they did not read at all.

Similarly, 90.0% of the respondents watched Television daily while 4.2%

said that they did not watch at all. 13.9% of the respondents who are mostly

students informed that they used internet / facebook / Whatsapp daily while

75.0% informed that they did not see at all.

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It is also seen from the table G6 that 73.23% of the respondents relied

mostly Television to get news on elections and politics while 10.50% relied

News papers / magazines for election news. Only 4.17% said that they relied on

Internet and 7.25% from Family / Friends.

TABLE(G5): EXPOSURE TO MEDIA AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK (in %)

# Description Almost

every day

At least once a week

Less than once a week

Not at all

Base : All respondents 3048 3048 3048 3048

1 Read newspaper/magazine

53.8% 14.2% 4.7% 27.2%

2 Listen to radio 16.1% 13.2% 9.7% 61.0%

3 Watch television 90.0% 4.6% 1.1% 4.2%

4 Internet (Facebook, Whatsapp etc)

13.9% 6.4% 4.8% 75.0%

TABLE(G6):SOURCE OF MEDIA RELY MOST TO GET NEWS ON ELECTIONS AND POLITICS(in %)


Base : All respondents 3048 1532 722 400 394

1 Newspaper/magazine 10.50% 9.73% 9.70% 14.50% 10.91%

2 Television 73.23% 78.46% 67.17% 69.00% 68.27%

3 Radio 2.07% 0.52% 6.23% 2.25% 0.25%

4 Internet 4.17% 3.66% 5.54% 3.50% 4.31%

5 Mobile phone 2.59% 1.24% 4.99% 5.25% 0.76%

6 Family/relatives/friends 7.25% 6.20% 6.37% 5.50% 14.72%

7 Others 0.20% 0.20% 0.00% 0.00% 0.76%

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III. Strategy

i. Based on the Base line survey and on the basis of the voter turnout analysis the voters segment which requires targeted intervention are

identified as follows: a) Urban youth

b) Student youth

c) Non-student youth

d) Urban migrant workers

e) Persons occupying high profile jobs

f) Person with Disabilities

g) Senior citizens

h) Corporate workers

i) Transgender

j) Women

k) Youth

ii. Plan, design and implement awareness programmes tailor made to each

of the identified apathetic segments. Efforts will be made to physically involve the targeted people in the awareness campaign in association

with the partner agencies.

Student youth –

Boards on voting percentage, ethical voting will be placed in the

campus of all the colleges.

Campaign materials will be sent to the colleges to be shown to the

students

Education Classes / materials to students

SMS to all First Time Voters

Letters to all First Time Voters

Interview of college students

Launch of Election Anthem

Institution of Awards to the Campus Ambassadors and the Best

Performing Colleges

Certificate of Appreciation for all student volunteers

Creating Whats App group of college students to disseminate

awareness materials, inviting young voters to the Facebook page of

CEO and initiating discussions in Social Media Networks.

Use of intra-college information dissemination systems like FM radio,

intranet, social media groups to spread awareness information

Programme

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Programme for Non-student Youth Group – “FRIENDS”

Under Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, numerous competitions will

be conducted. The volunteers of NYKS will work under the banner

“FRIENDS” to create awareness at grassroot level. The events planned

for student group will also be extended to non-student youth group.

Urban youth -

Organising Sports,

Competitions

Cultural programmes etc.

Partner agencies viz. NYK, NSS, NCC, NGOs and other Youth

organisations.

Persons occupying high profile jobs and upper strata of the Society –

Print

Electronic media insertions

Posters

Banners

Handbills

Playing awareness audio jingles at Traffic Signals and awareness

programmes conducted through partner agencies.

Migrant voters – print & electronic media insertions, posters, banners,

handbills, cultural programmes and awareness programmes conducted through partner agencies corporate ....

Women –

Encouraging and motivating women through Self Help Groups

Educative classes on informed voting

Special television shows for women voters

Traditional mode of motivation through pamphlets, posters etc.

Image boosting through advertisement videos

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Corporate workers –

Organising Corporate voters week,

Corporate specific special registration camps

Voters awareness campaign

Transgender –

Sensitisation through workshop

School Students –

Messages in School Assembly sessions

Short film and videos in School Assembly sessions

SankalpPatra- will be distributed to the school students starting from 6th std. to 11th std. to invite parents to cast their votes. The

students will return the resolution after confirming the casting of votes by their parents.

Co-curricular materials – will be distributed to school students, the future voters to improve their civic knowledge. It will be made a part of their curriculum.

Compulsory classes for NSS students on voting SCHOOL STUDENTS

Messages in School Assembly sessions

Short film and videos in School Assembly sessions

Senior Citizens –

To encourage the senior citizens to come out for voting, the following activities are planned.

Debate

Walkathon

Patti Mandram

Pattumandram

Traditional modes of information dissemination through pamphlets, videos

Poll day help for senior citizens, if required

Co-ordinating with the Homes/ Associations for the aged

Persons with Disabilities – Facilitati Enrolment

Preparation and collection of polling station wise differently-abled

people details. The details include the EPIC card number, the type of disability, the kind of assistancerequired during and before the

polling day and telephone number

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Use of a dedicated phone number coupled with 1950to facilitate

on call enrolment.

Indication of differently-abled voters in the electoral roll

Braille enabled voter slips

Volunteers to be deployed to facilitate enrollment in orphanages

and homes

During the Awareness Phase

Preparation of volunteers tagging software called as “Enable

Pondy by Young Pondy” to offer a basket of services to the

differently-abled people by the volunteers including college

students, Red Cross Members and NGOs.

Conduct of cultural programmes (constituency-wise) in a phased

manner to increase the morale and awareness level of the

differently-abled voters.

Conduct of Differently abled Voters Day

Awareness messages in the form of posters and stickers to be

Braille enabled.

Video awareness messages shall be prepared with sign language

interpretation.

Motivational SMS to all the differently-abled voters every week.

Constitution of differently-abled activist groups to act as volunteers

to monitor the implementation of initiatives at the Polling Station

level.

Confidence Building Measures (CBM) by distributing awareness

material through volunteers and AWWs.

Polling Day Arrangements

Provision of permanent sturdy ramp with handrails ( 3” width,

gradient of 1:12 to 1:10)

Wheelchair

Wide non-slippery path.

Separate queue for senior citizens and differently abled people

Seating arrangements inside the Polling Station.

Ensuring 3 feet wide doorways at the entry and exit points

Providing adequate space inside the Poll Station.

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Desk and counters at wheel chair accessible height

Ballot sheet and EVMs should be in Braille

Braille Enabled Voters Slips

The table where the EVMs placed shall be of adjustable height

To provide amplifiers for hearing impaired, sign language

interpreters and trained volunteers on the Poll Day

Drinking water facility at accessible height

Thank you cards

Easily accessible rest rooms.

Specific Initiatives

Sensitization of BLOs and all election facilities on the importance and sensitivity of addressing the needs of the differently-abled voters

Linking of the website of the Election Department with that of the Social Welfare Department to facilitate data sharing

Common programmes for all segments –

Print & electronic media insertions Posters, stickers, erection of banners at vantage points

Issue of handbills Auto rickshaw announcements

Cycle and motorcycle rally Signature campaign Cultural programmes

Playing awareness audio jingles at Traffic Signals Regional specific awareness programmes conducted in association

with partner agencies. iii. Educating each segment by implementing the planned interventions.

iv. Creating awareness with special emphasizes on informed and inducement free voting.

v. Creating awareness about NOTA

vi. Creating awareness on EVM and VVPAT vii. Monitoring the outcome by obtaining continuous feed back through the

implementing agencies and introduce corrective action. viii. Disabled friendly booths

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IV. Planning and Implementation

a. Team formation at District and State Headquarters

State SVEEP core committee Chairman - Chief Electoral Officer

Member Secretary - Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Members - 1) Joint Chief Electoral Officer

2) District Election Officer, Puducherry

3) District Election Officer, Karaikal 4) Coordinator (SVEEP)

5) State Nodal Officer (SVEEP) 6) Superintendent, SVEEP Cell

7) District Nodal Officer, Puducherry

8) District Nodal Officer, Karaikal 9) Representatives of Partner Agencies

District SVEEP core committee, Puducherry

Chairman - District Election Officer Member Secretary - District Nodal Officer Members - 1) Co-ordinator SVEEP

2) Regional Administrator, Mahe 3) Regional Administrator, Yanam

4) Returning Officers - I to VIII 5) Assistant Returning Officers – I to VIII

District SVEEP core committee, Karaikal Chairman - District Election Officer

Member Secretary - District Nodal Officer Members - 1) Returning Officers - IX & X

2) Assistant Returning Officers – IX & X b. Building Partnerships

State/District Level

1. Colleges/Educational Institutions – Appointment of Nodal Officers and

Campus Ambassadors.

2. Government Departments –

Labour Department

Social Welfare Department

Health Department

Local Administration Department

Health and Family Welfare Services 3. National Service Scheme (NSS)

4. National Cadet Corps 5. Nehru Yuvak Kendra (NYK) 6. Media Houses

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Doordarshan & AIR

Private FM channels

Private cable TV channels

7. CSO

Lions Club

Pudu United Charitable Trust

Rotary Club

Junior Chambers

8. Non-Governmental Organisations 9. Department of Field Publicity

10. Municipalities / Local bodies 11. Public Sector Banks 12. Post Office

Continuous efforts will be made to identify new partner agencies while at

the same time strengthening the relationship with the existing partner agencies to ensure effective delivery of voter awareness messages and programmes

aimed at the targeted segment.

CEO and DEO will mobilise and brief partner agencies and provide them

requisite resources and outreach material at state level and district level respectively.

A. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

I) Facilitating Easy Voter Registration

a) Setting-up of Your Voice Centres at Colleges

b) Floating mobile registration vans c) Special registrations camps for Colleges

d) Special registrations camps for corporate houses e) Special registration camps for orphanages f) Special registration camps for PwD, Senior Citizens and Transgenders

g) Sensitising people of the importance of registration as voters through various electronic and print media apart from conduct of special events

h) Continuous training to BLOs to help people avail hassle free registration.

i) Exhibition of Electoral roll at registration counters to help search voter’s

names j) Creating awareness and encouraging online registration of voters k) Sensitizing eligible voters on the importance of becoming a registered

voter

II) Facilitating User Friendly Voting Experience a) Floating of Solar Powered Modal Mobile Polling Stations on wheels b) Familiarising people with the EVM operations and VVPAT functions

c) Popularize the concept of NOTA d) Ensuring availability of basic minimum facilities in all polling stations

e) Steps to minimise waiting time in queue at polling stations

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f) Providing separate queue for women, senior citizens, PwD and transgenders.

g) Setting up of all women polling stations h) Distribution of voters slip

i) SMS reminders on poll day j) Setting up of Model polling stations k) Roping in Common Service Centres for dissemination of election related

information l) Identification of PwD voters in respect of each polling stations and

provide special arrangements for them to vote viz., Wheel chairs, ramps,

volunteer assistance to choose through mobile app etc. m) Maximising the percentage of postal vote by educating and assisting

service voters and officials on elections duty n) Setting up of information counters at each polling stations to help

locate polling stations, name search in electoral roll, distribution of undistributed voters slip

o) Continuous voter awareness programme to educate people of the importance of informed and ethical voting practices.

B. OUTREACH MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT The contents for the SVEEP awareness campaign shall be prepared under the

supervision of the State SVEEP Core Committee in association with District SVEEP Core Committee and other partner agencies.

Material and content development for various voter awareness

programmes shall initially be developed based on the approved material

available in the ECI website. Production of regional specific variants of content materials will also be carried out with the approval of the ECI.

The Human Resource for spearheading the message of the SVEEP awareness campaign will include the State SVEEP Core Committee and the

District SVEEP Core Committee associating with Partner Agencies.

Union Territory of Puducherry does not have any local icons on its own.

Yet, as the geopolitical identity of Puducherry synchronizes with the State of Tamil Nadu, the awareness material prepared by the Tamil Nadu State with

their State icons can be used in Puducherry and Karaikal district as well. However, in respect of Mahe and Yanam State icons of Kerala and Andhra Pradesh will be used for creating awareness.

As per the KBP survey it is found that local TV advt./

programmes/newspapers/magazines are the prime media on which people rely

on for election related information. Therefore, the media and communication are planned as follows:

1. Print medium: Newspaper ads, Posters, Handbills. 2. Electronic media: AIR/Doordarshan, Private FM Radio stations, local

Cable TV networks, Police Department (for playing jingles at Traffic Signals).

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3. Outdoor: Placards, Banners, Ads on PRTC buses, Private Auto Rickshaws, Banners at Traffic signals, Railway stations, Bus Stand and other

strategic public gathering points. 4. SMS & Caller tunes: BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone. etc.

5. Cultural programmes, rallies & talk shows etc. 6. CEO/DEO will send pledge letters and invitation letters to the voters

through print and electronic media.

Electoral literacy programmes will be conducted through the BLOs, Nodal

Officers, Campus Ambassadors and Representatives of Partner Agencies by providing them proper training.

Physical Events and Activities: Voter awareness programmes viz., Bicycle

and Motor cycle rallies, talk shows, debates, human chains, signature campaigns, debates, quiz, rallies, meetings, street plays etc. etc. will be

arranged in association with the partner agencies. C. VOTERS’ FACILITATION

Exhibition of Electoral roll at polling booths to help search voter’s names

SMS reminder on pre poll day and on poll day

Online registration

Issue of e-Voter slips

Polling station search by Google map

Ensuring 100% Basic Minimum Facilities

Ensuring the polling stations are differently abled friendly

Provision of ramp at all polling stations

Provision of Toilet Facilities

Provision of Drinking water facilities

Sunshade

Proper lighting arrangements at the Polling Stations.

Separate queue for the aged and people with disabilities

Separate queue for male and female voters.

Security persons to maintain law and order.

Flags to mark 100 mts and 200 mts.

Ensuring identification of Women Nursing area in Polling Stations

Provision of seating arrangements for senior citizens in Polling Stations

Sending Thank You SMS after casting vote

Sending Thank You Cards for having cast the vote

TV monitors for Ethical Voting

Volunteers to be deployed

Status of voting percentage messages to voter

Setting up of Control Room/ Helpline

SMS reminder on pre poll day and on poll day

On poll day, mike announcements in the afternoon session in low voter

turnout polling station circle, reminding people to vote

Setting up of Voter Facilitation Centres at all polling stations

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Queue strength intimation

Auto rickshaw speaker announcements in the area covering low voter

turnout polling stations

Voter Facilitation Centres

Display of Voter list

Voter Name Search facility

Issue of undistributed Voter slips

Assist voters to locate their polling stations

Familiarise voters of the voting formalities

Interactive voter education

Polling station specific facilitation initiatives planned

Provision of ramp at all polling stations

Toilet Facilities

Drinking water facilities

Sunshade

Proper lighting arrangements at the polling stations.

Separate queue for the aged and people with disabilities

Separate queue for male and female voters.

Security persons to maintain law and order.

Flags to mark 100 mts and 200 mts.

Voter Slip: Voters slip will be distributed to the voters a week before the poll day through the BLOs concerned.

Postal Ballot

In order to ensure 100% casting of postal ballot by the persons on election duty, it is proposed to capture the details of EPIC and mobile number of all Government servants on duty.

The database will be created by the Head of the Office/Department where the person is drafted for election duty. In case of Police personnel who are also

considered to be the persons on election duty, the database will be maintained by the SSP or the other officer who will be appointed by the SSP for the above purpose.

The EPIC number captured will be used to populate the Assembly constituency to which the person sent on duty as a voter.

During the first phase of training Form 12 will be issued to polling

officials. In the second stage, when the officials report for training after the postal ballots are printed each of them will be issued with postal ballots. A

separate software application will be developed which will capture the details of issue of postal ballot paper. This fact can be viewed by the Returning Officer concerned. The software package will also capture the data of the officials who

submit the postal ballot. The Returning Officer concerned will come to know of the number of officials from whom he will have to obtain the postal ballots from

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each training centre. Accordingly, he will depute a representative to collect the postal ballots from the other Returning officers.

A similar exercise will be carried out by the police. The Police Department will be provided with the software application to track down the Police on poll

duty at the polling stations. A software application will be provided to the police to compile the data of police officials who were issued with postal ballots and those who have submitted the postal ballots. The Returning officer will be

provided with the window in the software application to access the details and depute an official to collect the Postal ballots of police officials from the respective Superintendent of Police.

As for Drivers and cleaners they will be on duty at the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, District Election Officer and Returning Officers. Here to, the

software application will be employed to capture the data of issue of postal ballots and receipt of the same.

D. MONITORING & REVIEW

As per the directions of ECI, SVEEP programmes organised at the state

and district level will be constantly monitored by the Elections Department to evaluate its impact on the voters. The implementation of SVEEP programme will also be reviewed from time to time by the CEO and the DEOs for suitable

interventions.

E. EVALUATION & DOCUMENTATION

a) The DEOs shall submit a report to CEO within a month of closing of polls as regards the impact of the SVEEP programmes in relation to the set objectives.

The reports shall focus on the following points:

i) Analysis of registration ahead of polls ii) Analysis of comparative turnout among women, urban voters and

youth iii) Analysis of the turnout of the identified excluded groups/

communities at specific polling stations

iv) Analysis of comparative turnout in the identified 10% of the lowest turnout polling stations

b) The CEO shall submit a documented report to the Commission within two months of closure of polls focusing on the points enumerated above in respect

of the entire state.

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Annexure II. Situation Analysis

a. GENERAL ELECTIONS TO PUDUCHERRY LEGISTATIVE ASSEMBLY 2011

Total Number of Polling stations in Puducherry state = 867 No. of polling stations in Puducherry district = 716

No. of polling stations in Karaikal district = 151

10% OF LOW VOTER TURNOUT POLLING STATIONS IN PUDUCHERRY DISTRICT

SL. NO.

AC NO

PART NO

BOOTH NO PS_NAME_EN M F O TOT

Male voted

Female voted

Others

Tot

Turnout%

1 8 18 18 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, POONTHURAI ROAD, GORIMEDU, PUDUCHERRY-605006 570 553 0 1123 262 406 0 668 59.48

2 10 14 14 ANDHRA MAHA SABA, CHELLAN NAGAR, VENKATANAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605011 405 394 0 799 243 246 0 489 61.20

3 14 3 3 PUDUCHERRY MUNICIPALITY - MARIE, GOUBERT SALAI, PUDUCHERRY-605001 443 492 0 935 289 284 0 573 61.28

4 14 2 2 P.W.D. - ARCHITECT WING, LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 258 310 0 568 157 203 0 360 63.38

5 9 11 11

DON BOSCO HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, 10TH CROSS STREET, TAGORE NAGAR, LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY-605008 548 570 0 1118 361 374 0 735 65.74

6 29 24 24

OPERATOR ROOM AT GROUND FLOOR OF AMBALAPARAMBATH OHT, GRAMATHI, EAST PALLOOR (NORTH EAST), PALLOOR 502 609 0 1111 299 441 0 740 66.61

7 9 16 16 COMMUNITY HALL, 3RD CROSS STREET, RAJAJI NAGAR, LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY-605008 571 603 0 1174 368 417 0 785 66.87

8 10 6 6

GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, 5TH CROSS STREET, BRINDHAVANAM, PUDUCHERRY-605013 615 610 0 1225 407 413 0 820 66.94

9 9 14 14

ST. JOSEPH OF CLUNY HR. SEC. SCHOOL, AIRPORT ROAD (CLUNY CONVENT), LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY-605008 584 743 0 1327 397 495 0 892 67.22

10 14 5 5 V.O.C. GOVT. HR.SEC.SCHOOL, MISSION STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 342 427 0 769 246 272 0 518 67.36

11 9 10 10

DON BOSCO HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, 10TH CROSS STREET, TAGORE NAGAR, LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY-605008 580 569 0 1149 382 395 0 777 67.62

12 14 18 18

N.KRISHNARAJALU CHETTIAR GOVT. HR.SEC.SCHOOL,, DR. AMBEDHKAR STREET, KURUSUKUPPAM, PUDUCHERRY-605012 273 363 0 636 180 252 0 432 67.92

13 7 17 17

SAINT PATRIC HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL - ANNEXE BUILDING, MAIN ROAD, SARADAMBAL NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605005 456 480 0 936 317 329 0 646 69.02

14 14 13 13 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, PERUMAL KOIL STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 461 460 0 921 324 313 0 637 69.16

15 14 1 1

O/O. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER - DRAINAGE , PWD, LAL BAHADUR SASTHRY STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 350 388 0 738 232 279 0 511 69.24

16 29 10 10 EC ET CC - FRENCH SCHOOL , MANJAKKAL, THATHAKKULAM & CHOODIKOTTA NORTH, 349 442 0 791 219 330 0 549 69.41

17 29 19 19 AVAROTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, EAST PALLOOR (SOUTH), PALLOOR 396 495 0 891 266 355 0 621 69.70

18 14 11 11 CALVE COLLEGE GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, MISSION STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 402 425 0 827 275 302 0 577 69.77

19 29 16 16 GOVT. HIGHTER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHEMBRA (EAST), PALLOOR 431 564 0 995 265 430 0 695 69.85

20 11 7 7

NAVALAR NEDUNCHEZHIAN GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, PAZHANIRAJA UDAYAR STREET, NAVARKULAM, PUDUCHERRY-605008 611 617 0 1228 422 436 0 858 69.87

21 29 20 20 AVAROTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, EAST PALLOOR (SOUTH), PALLOOR 475 590 0 1065 304 444 0 748 70.23

22 10 12 12 TAMIZH SANGAM BUILDING, 45 FEET MAIN ROAD, VENKATA NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605011 486 448 0 934 342 316 0 658 70.45

23 29 23 23

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE GARAGE, EAST PALLOOR (NORTH WEST), PALLOOR 416 576 0 992 269 432 0 701 70.67

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24 12 18 18

MOTILAL NEHRU GOVT. POLYTECHNIC - SOUTHERN SIDE, BLOCK - 22 C, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS, PUDUCHERRY-605008 492 467 0 959 338 340 0 678 70.70

25 14 4 4 IMMACULATE GIRLS HR. SEC.SCHOOL, MISSION STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 289 497 0 786 197 359 0 556 70.74

26 9 1 1 MURUGA THEATRE, KAMARAJ SALAI, THATTANCHAVADY, PUDUCHERRY-605009 389 365 0 754 279 255 0 534 70.82

27 8 19 19 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1, JIPMER CAMPUS, DHANVANTHRI NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605006 593 613 0 1206 402 454 0 856 70.98

28 10 15 15 ANDHRA MAHA SABA, CHELLAN NAGAR, VENKATANAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605011 754 753 0 1507 539 535 0 1074 71.27

29 16 7 7 THIRU. VI. KA GOVT. BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, SAVARIRAYALU STREET , PUDUCHERRY-605001 395 435 0 830 279 315 0 594 71.57

30 10 9 9 SELVANATAN RECEPTION HALL, VALLALAR SALAI, VENKATA NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605011 488 484 0 972 343 357 0 700 72.02

31 16 5 5

SAVARIRAYALU GOVT. GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, NEEDARAJAPAIYAR STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 371 372 0 743 261 275 0 536 72.14

32 7 21 21 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, MARIYAMMAN KOIL STREET, BOOMIYANPET, PUDUCHERRY-605005 456 436 0 892 331 314 0 645 72.31

33 7 18 18 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, 2ND CROSS STREET, VIVEKANANDHA NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605005 680 704 0 1384 487 514 0 1001 72.33

34 10 10 10

O/O. THE JUNIOR ENGINEER - O&M , ELECTRICITY DEPT., IST CROSS STREET, VENKATA NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605011 455 448 0 903 336 319 0 655 72.54

35 11 8 8


36 15 5 5

O/O THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PWD - ELECTRICITY DIVISION , SUBBAIAH SALAI, PUDUCHERRY-605001 514 548 0 1062 361 411 0 772 72.69

37 11 10 10


38 14 8 8

SOUCILANBAI GIRLS HR.SEC.SCHOOL, CALVE SUBBARAYA CHETTY STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 453 479 0 932 352 328 0 680 72.96

39 11 9 9


40 29 25 25 KASTHURBA GANDHI GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, PALLOOR, PALLOOR WEST (NORTH), PALLOOR 497 641 0 1138 341 496 0 837 73.55

41 14 6 6

VADAMUGA CHETTIAR KALYANA MANDAPAM, AMBALATHADAYAR MADAM STREET (KOSAKADAI STREET), PUDUCHERRY-605001 315 306 0 621 240 217 0 457 73.59

42 13 22 22

KAMARAJ GOVT. BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, GOVT. BOYS SCHOOL STREET, MUTHIALPET, PUDUCHERRY-605003 317 343 0 660 234 252 0 486 73.64

43 10 13 13 ANGANWADI CENTER, CHELLAN NAGAR, VENKATANAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605011 484 474 0 958 337 369 0 706 73.70

44 10 1 1

GOVT. AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOP, KAMARAJ SALAI ( POONGULAM ), SARAM, PUDUCHERRY-605013 506 499 0 1005 365 376 0 741 73.73

45 29 22 22 GARAGE, SUB-STATION, EAST PALLOOR (WEST), PALLOOR 310 396 0 706 202 320 0 522 73.94

46 11 4 4

RECREATION HALL, NINTH CROSS STREET, KURINJI NAGAR. LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY-605008 383 343 0 726 264 273 0 537 73.97

47 10 7 7

DIRECTORATE OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 3RD CROSS STREET , SITHANKUDI, PUDUCHERRY-605013 410 438 0 848 298 330 0 628 74.06

48 14 15 15 S.S. THIRUMANA NILAYAM, SARDAR VALLABHAI PATEL SALAI, PUDUCHERRY-605001 428 476 0 904 313 359 0 672 74.34

49 12 21 21

ANGANWADI CENTRE, VETERINARY HOSPITAL STREET, KARUVADIKUPPAM, LAWSPET, PUDUCHERRY-605008 376 331 0 707 278 249 0 527 74.54

50 16 4 4

SAVARIRAYALU GOVT. GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, NEEDARAJAPAIYAR STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 448 470 0 918 320 366 0 686 74.73

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51 13 14 14

ST. JOSEPH GOVT. AIDED HIGH SCHOOL, SAINT ROSARIO STREET, MUTHIALPET, PUDUCHERRY-605003 603 619 0 1222 447 467 0 914 74.80

52 29 7 7 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL - ENG. , MUNDOCK, MALIEMMAL & THAYANGADI, MAHE 227 317 0 544 168 239 0 407 74.82

53 16 13 13 JAYARANI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, LAL BAHADUR SASTHRY STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 363 376 0 739 269 285 0 554 74.97

54 29 8 8 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL - ENG. , MUNDOCK, MALIEMMAL & THAYANGADI, MAHE 387 465 0 852 282 358 0 640 75.12

55 8 17 17 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, POONTHURAI ROAD, GORIMEDU, PUDUCHERRY-605006 422 406 0 828 308 314 0 622 75.12

56 13 12 12

RAJA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL - NEW BUILDING, EZHAIMARIAMMAN KOIL STREET, MUTHIALPET, PUDUCHERRY-605003 456 497 0 953 344 372 0 716 75.13

57 29 14 14 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHEMBRA, CHEMBRA (WEST), MAHE 391 556 0 947 295 417 0 712 75.18

58 14 9 9

SOUCILANBAI GIRLS HR.SEC.SCHOOL, CALVE SUBBARAYA CHETTY STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 410 438 0 848 318 320 0 638 75.24

59 16 1 1

CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY - OFFICE ROOM, FIRST MAIN ROAD, ILANGO NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605011 492 567 0 1059 363 434 0 797 75.26

60 14 14 14 O/O THE AE, ELECTRICITY DEPT., PERUMAL KOIL STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 483 502 0 985 368 374 0 742 75.33

61 10 11 11

SUB-POST OFFICE, KAVINGAR PUDUVAI SIVAM STREET, , VENKATA NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605011 275 294 0 569 200 229 0 429 75.40

62 1 11 11

MANNADIPET MARRIAGE HALL, THIRUVANNAMALAI ROAD, THIRUKANUR, PUDUCHERRY-605501 493 504 0 997 353 399 0 752 75.43

63 9 24 24 GOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL, SUSAIYAPPAR KOIL STREET, VINOBA NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605013 459 507 0 966 349 380 0 729 75.47

64 12 19 19

MOTILAL NEHRU GOVT. POLYTECHNIC - EASTERN SIDE, BLOCK - 22 C, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS, PUDUCHERRY-605008 315 326 0 641 228 256 0 484 75.51

65 13 8 8 FATHIMA HR. SEC. SCHOOL, SAINT ROSARIO STREET, MUTHIALPET, PUDUCHERRY-605003 573 577 0 1150 445 424 0 869 75.57

66 13 24 24

GOVT. GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, MUTHAIYA MUDALIAR STREET, MUTHIALPET, PUDUCHERRY-605003 449 424 0 873 328 332 0 660 75.60

67 9 5 5

OULGARET MUNICIPALITY HOUSE TAX COLLECTION CENTER, H - LANE , V. V. P. NAGAR, THATTANCHAVADY, PUDUCHERRY-605009 591 657 0 1248 438 508 0 946 75.80

68 16 9 9

THIRUVALLUVAR GOVT. GIRLS HR. SEC. SCHOOL - EASTERN SIDE, LA PORTE STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 380 437 0 817 285 336 0 621 76.01

69 14 10 10 CALVE COLLEGE GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, MISSION STREET, PUDUCHERRY-605001 306 312 0 618 235 235 0 470 76.05

70 10 18 18 SRI BALAJI LAW SCHOOL, 3RD CROSS STREET, KRISHNA NAGAR, PUDUCHERRY-605008 717 693 0 1410 539 534 0 1073 76.10

71 29 26 26 KASTHURBA GANDHI GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, PALLOOR, PALLOOR WEST (NORTH), PALLOOR 430 567 0 997 294 465 0 759 76.13

10% OF LOW VOTER TURNOUT POLLING STATIONS IN KARAIKAL DISTRICT

SL. NO.

AC NO

PART NO

BOOTH NO PS_NAME_EN M F O TOTAL

Male voted

Female voted O Tot

Turn out%

1 26 8 8 GOVT. SMART PRIMARY SCHOOL, III CROSS STREET, NEHRU NAGAR 590 608 0 1198 394 425 0 819 68.36

2 26 19 19

GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL (SOUTH), PULIYAN KOTTAI SALAI, KARAIKAL 555 570 0 1125 374 414 0 788 70.04

3 27 11 11

MUSLIM VIDYALAYA SANGAM HIGH SCHOOL - WEST, MASTHAN PALLI STREET, 343 385 0 728 244 266 0 510 70.05

4 27 8 8 M.A.G. MARRIAGE HALL,, MARKET STREET, 624 677 0 1301 434 482 0 916 70.41

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5 27 17 17

AVVAIYAR GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, DR. AMBETHKAR STREET, 322 452 0 774 239 306 0 545 70.41

6 27 20 20 FISHERIES DEPT. OFFICE, BEACH ROAD RADAR STATION, 299 303 0 602 207 219 0 426 70.76

7 26 18 18

GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL (NORTH), PULIYAN KOTTAI SALAI, KARAIKAL 557 561 0 1118 371 429 0 800 71.56

8 25 5 5

THIRUVALLUVAR GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL (NEW BLOCK), KANDANKUDI SALAI WEST, AMBAGARATHUR 416 534 0 950 278 410 0 688 72.42

9 24 15 15

V.O.C. GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL (NEW BLOCK), PORAIYAR SALAI, KOTTUCHERRY 536 531 0 1067 383 401 0 784 73.48

10 26 22 22

ANNAI THERESA GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL (EAST), KANNADIAR STREET, 416 485 0 901 286 379 0 665 73.81

11 27 21 21

MURUGATHAL AACHI GOVT. GIRLS SCHOOL,, VEERASAMY NAYAKKAR STREET, KARAIKAL 282 323 0 605 201 246 0 447 73.88

12 27 16 16 MUNICIPAL OFFICE, DR. AMBETHKAR STREET, 467 562 0 1029 331 430 0 761 73.96

13 28 17 17

GOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL - EAST, PERIYA MARAICAYAR STREET, T.R. PATTINAM 416 465 0 881 273 387 0 660 74.91

14 28 9 9

BHARATHIDASAN GOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL - EAST, KUMARAN KOIL STREET, NERAVY 366 410 0 776 250 332 0 582 75.00

15 27 10 10

MUSLIM VIDYALAYA SANGAM HIGH SCHOOL - EAST, MASTHAN PALLI STREET, 550 633 0 1183 394 498 0 892 75.40

GENERAL ELECTIONS TO LOK SABHA 2014 Total Number of Polling stations in Puducherry state = 905

No. of polling stations in Puducherry district = 751 No. of polling stations in Karaikal district = 154

10% OF LOW VOTER TURNOUT POLLING STATIONS IN PUDUCHERRY DISTRICT

S.NO AC NO

BOOTH NO BOOTH_LOCN M F O T

M_ TO

F_TO

O_ TO

TOT_TO

TURNOUT%

1 19 33 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, VEERAMPATTINAM 366 413 0 779 107 78 0 185 23.75

2 19 29 JEEVARATHINAM GOVT. GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, VEERAMPATTINAM 417 432 0 849 108 113 0 221 26.03

3 19 32 SINGARAVELAR GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, VEERAMPATTINAM 392 437 0 829 117 121 0 238 28.71

4 19 31 SINGARAVELAR GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, VEERAMPATTINAM 419 457 0 876 154 153 0 307 35.05

5 19 30 JEEVARATHINAM GOVT. GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, VEERAMPATTINAM 648 695 0 1343 248 294 0 542 40.36

6 10 14 ANDHRA MAHA SABA, VALLALAR SALAI 405 382 0 787 232 240 0 472 59.97

7 29 10

ECOLE CENTRALE ET COURS COMPLEMENTAIRES (GOVT. FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL), MAHE 358 467 0 825 211 286 0 497 60.24

8 29 24

OPERATOR ROOM, AMBALAPARAMBATH O.H.T. GRAMATHI, PALLOOR 537 646 0 1183 294 420 0 714 60.36

9 29 08 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL (ENGLISH MEDIUM), MAHE 407 490 0 897 251 301 0 552 61.54

10 8 20 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, INDRA 525 516 0 1041 266 376 0 642 61.67

5

NAGAR, GORIMEDU

11 9 10 DON BOSCO HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, TAGORE NAGAR 635 650 0 1285 407 402 0 809 62.96

12 12 18 MOTILAL NEHRU GOVT. POLYTECHNIC, LAWSPET 491 451 0 942 292 306 0 598 63.48

13 29 16

V.N. PURUSHOTHAMAN GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALLOOR 448 609 0 1057 267 405 0 672 63.58

14 14 13 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, PERUMAL KOIL STREET 467 475 0 942 313 300 0 613 65.07

15 7 19

SAINT PATRIC HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL (ANNEXE BUILDING), SARATHAMPAL NAGAR 690 715 0 1405 464 458 0 922 65.62

16 9 14 ST. JOSEPH OF CLUNY HR. SEC. SCHOOL, LAWSPET 564 645 0 1209 392 405 0 797 65.92

17 29 19 GOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL, AVAROTH, EAST PALLOOR 406 504 0 910 260 344 0 604 66.37

18 14 05 V.O.C. GOVT. HR.SEC.SCHOOL, MISSION STREET 343 466 0 809 237 301 0 538 66.50

19 10 10 O/O. THE JUNIOR ENGINEER (O&M), ELECTRICITY DEPT., VENKATA NAGAR 468 461 0 929 309 313 0 622 66.95

20 9 09 DON BOSCO HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, TAGORE NAGAR 594 599 0 1193 391 408 0 799 66.97

21 11 10 VALLALAR GOVT. GIRLS HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL, LAWSPET 709 686 0 1395 456 480 0 936 67.10

22 11 08 NAVALAR NEDUNCHEZHIAN GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, LAWSPET 677 647 0 1324 456 436 0 892 67.37

23 10 06 GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, SITHANKUDI 699 687 0 1386 468 468 0 936 67.53

24 14 01

O/O. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER (DRAINAGE), PWD, LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI STREET 355 376 0 731 231 263 0 494 67.58

25 29 07 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL (ENGLISH MEDIUM), MAHE 223 315 0 538 154 210 0 364 67.66

26 10 09 SELVANATAN RECEPTION HALL, VENKATA NAGAR 540 520 0 1060 365 354 0 719 67.83

27 14 02 P.W.D. (ARCHITECT WING), LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI STREET 282 350 0 632 202 227 0 429 67.88


29 29 23

ALLEY ENGLISH MEDIUM UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, PALLOOR, NALUTHARA P.O 447 604 0 1051 297 426 0 723 68.79

30 5 20 GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, SULTHANPET 828 0 0 828 572 0 0 572 69.08

31 13 24 GOVT. GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, MUTHIALPET 483 464 0 947 353 302 0 655 69.17

32 7 22 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR 421 423 0 844 293 291 0 584 69.19

33 14 06

VADAMUGA CHETTIAR KALYANA MANDAPAM, AMBALATHADAYAR MADAM STREET 341 320 0 661 243 215 0 458 69.29

34 12 19 MOTILAL NEHRU GOVT. POLYTECHNIC, LAWSPET 286 284 0 570 193 203 0 396 69.47


36 9 01 DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE, THATTANCHAVADY 594 583 0 1177 428 390 0 818 69.50

37 11 05 RECREATION HALL, 9TH CROSS, KURINJI NAGAR 449 425 0 874 291 317 0 608 69.57

38 14 11 CALVE COLLEGE GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, MISSION STREET 427 447 0 874 321 287 0 608 69.57

39 10 07 DIRECTORATE OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SITHANKUDI 442 488 0 930 312 335 0 647 69.57

40 10 16 DIRECTORATE OF ACCOUNTS & TREASURIES 523 507 0 1030 362 356 0 718 69.71

41 10 11 SUB-POST OFFICE, KAVI.PUDHUVAI SIVAM STREET, VENKATTA NAGAR 284 317 0 601 198 221 0 419 69.72

42 16 04

SAVARIRAYALU GOVT. GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, NEEDARAJAYAPPAR STREET 405 452 0 857 284 314 0 598 69.78

43 10 15 ANDHRA MAHA SABA, VALLALAR SALAI 377 404 0 781 272 273 0 545 69.78

44 29 09 ECOLE CENTRALE ET COURS COMPLEMENTAIRES (GOVT. FRENCH 323 422 0 745 224 296 0 520 69.80

6

HIGH SCHOOL), MAHE

45 11 11 NAVALAR NEDUNCHEZHIAN GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, LAWSPET 731 733 0 1464 512 512 0

1024 69.95


47 6 23 PRESIDENCY HIGH SCHOOL, REDDIARPALAYAM 507 513 0 1020 355 360 0 715 70.10

48 14 03 PUDUCHERRY MUNICIPALITY (MARIE), GOUBERT AVENUE 444 506 0 950 351 315 0 666 70.11

49 14 18 N.KRISHNARAJALU CHETTIAR GOVT. HR.SEC.SCHOOL,, KURUSUKUPPAM 289 387 0 676 201 274 0 475 70.27

50 29 03 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHOODIKKOTTA 408 518 0 926 274 377 0 651 70.30

51 1 11 MANNADIPET MARRIAGE HALL, THIRUKKANUR 563 553 0 1116 371 416 0 787 70.52

52 29 18 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL, PALLOOR (WEST) 462 641 0 1103 290 488 0 778 70.53

53 13 07 VASAVI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MUTHIALPET 409 435 0 844 292 305 0 597 70.73

54 15 07 O/O THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PWD (WATER DIVISION), , SUBBAIAH SALAI 589 652 0 1241 409 469 0 878 70.75

55 10 23

SRI RAMAKRISHNA VIDHYALAYA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, JAGARAJ NAGAR, LAWSPET 661 624 0 1285 473 438 0 911 70.89

56 14 08 SOUCILANBAI GIRLS HR.SEC.SCHOOL, CALVE SUBBARAYA CHETTY STREET 454 480 0 934 343 320 0 663 70.99


58 10 13 ANGANWADI CENTER, CHELLAN NAGAR 567 560 0 1127 396 405 0 801 71.07

59 29 11 USMAN GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, CHALAKKARA 518 647 0 1165 341 488 0 829 71.16

60 29 29 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL, PANDAKKAL 543 664 0 1207 382 477 0 859 71.17

61 29 25 KASTHURBA GANDHI GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, PALLOOR 529 662 0 1191 372 476 0 848 71.20

62 6 18

MAKKAL THALAIVAR V. SUBBIAH GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, REDDIYARPALAYAM 858 0 0 858 612 0 0 612 71.33

63 16 21

WISDOM ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL, SAMUNDEESWARI AMMAN KOIL STREET ORLEANPETH 677 686 0 1363 486 487 0 973 71.39

64 14 04 IMMACULATE GIRLS HR. SEC.SCHOOL, MISSION STREET 331 510 0 841 237 364 0 601 71.46

65 13 14 ST. JOSEPH GOVT. AIDED HIGH SCHOOL, MUTHIALPET 627 610 0 1237 444 440 0 884 71.46

66 5 21 GOVT. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, SULTHANPET 522 554 0 1076 347 422 0 769 71.47

67 6 18A

MAKKAL THALAIVAR V. SUBBIAH GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, REDDIYARPALAYAM 0 918 0 918 4 653 0 657 71.57

68 29 13 GOVT. LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHERUKALLAYI 374 489 0 863 253 365 0 618 71.61

69 6 24 GOVT. GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, REDDIYARPALAYAM 779 0 0 779 558 0 0 558 71.63

70 9 05 OULGARET MUNICIPALITY HOUSE TAX COLLECTION CENTER, V.V.P NAGAR 560 632 0 1192 412 443 0 855 71.73

71 11 09 VALLALAR GOVT. GIRLS HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL, LAWSPET 698 661 0 1359 482 494 0 976 71.82

72 16 23

GOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL, SAVARIPADAYATCHI STREET NELLITHOPE 420 464 1 885 304 332 1 637 71.98

73 29 26 KASTHURBA GANDHI GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL, PALLOOR 464 586 0 1050 306 451 0 757 72.10

74 11 04 RECREATION HALL, 9TH CROSS, KURINJI NAGAR 537 468 0 1005 368 357 0 725 72.14

75 14 09 SOUCILANBAI GIRLS HR.SEC.SCHOOL, CALVE SUBBARAYA CHETTY STREET 424 439 0 863 317 306 0 623 72.19

76 16 01 CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY, 1ST MAIN ROAD, ILANGO NAGAR 532 635 0 1167 405 438 0 843 72.24

10% OF LOW VOTER TURNOUT POLLING STATIONS IN KARAIKAL DISTRICT

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S.NO AC BOOTH BOOTH_LOCN M F O T M_T

O F_TO O_TO

TOT_TO

Turnout%

1 27 21 Murugathal Aachi Govt. Girls High School, Karaikal 303 355 0 658 192 212 0 404 61.40

2 26 08 Govt. Smart Primary School, Nehru Nagar 642 688 0 1330 428 400 0 828 62.26

3 27 08 M.A.G. Marriage Hall, Karaikal 678 738 0 1416 419 495 0 914 64.55

4 27 11 Muslim Vidyalaya Sangam High School, Karaikal 405 437 0 842 265 288 0 553 65.68

5 28 17 Govt. Middle School, Periamaraikar Street, T.R.Pattinam 460 501 0 961 264 368 0 632 65.76

6 26 19 Govt. Primary School, Packirisamy Pillai Street 635 661 0 1296 406 448 0 854 65.90

7 27 20 Fisheries Dept. Office, Karaikal 361 378 0 739 237 251 0 488 66.04

8 25 05 Thiruvalluvar Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Ambagarathur 467 586 0 1053 288 408 0 696 66.10

9 27 14 Public Works Department, Karaikal 589 628 0 1217 416 393 0 809 66.47

10 26 18 Govt. Primary School, Packirisamy Pillai Street 646 651 0 1297 412 457 0 869 67.00

11 27 10 Muslim Vidyalaya Sangam High School, Karaikal 622 692 0 1314 408 475 0 883 67.20

12 28 18 Govt. Middle School, Periamaraikar Street, T.R.Pattinam 363 424 0 787 227 314 0 541 68.74

13 28 21 Govt. Hr.Sec School, T.R.Pattinam 571 642 0 1213 400 434 0 834 68.76

14 25 02 Govt. Primary School, Ambagarathur 467 542 0 1009 303 393 0 696 68.98

15 27 13 Karai Muncipal Thirumana Mandapam, Karaikal 518 586 0 1104 330 441 0 771 69.84

16 27 16 Municipal Office, Karaikal 522 626 0 1148 381 422 0 803 69.95

Annexure II

Polling stations recorded less than National Average voting percentage

S.NO AC NO

BOOTH

NO BOOTH_LOCN M F O T

M_

TO F_TO

O_

TO

TOT

_TO

TURNO

UT%

1 19 33 GOVT. PRIMARY SCHOOL, VEERAMPATTINAM 366 413 0 779 107 78 0 185 23.75

2 19 29

JEEVARATHINAM GOVT. GIRLS MIDDLE

SCHOOL, VEERAMPATTINAM 417 432 0 849 108 113 0 221 26.03

3 19 32

SINGARAVELAR GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL,

VEERAMPATTINAM 392 437 0 829 117 121 0 238 28.71

4 19 31

SINGARAVELAR GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL,

VEERAMPATTINAM 419 457 0 876 154 153 0 307 35.05

5 19 30

JEEVARATHINAM GOVT. GIRLS MIDDLE

SCHOOL, VEERAMPATTINAM 648 695 0 1343 248 294 0 542 40.36

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