Rizvi Education Initiates India’s First Cent Percent Voter Registration Campaign

Rizvi Education Initiates

India’s First Cent Percent Voter Registration Campaign

Rizvi Education Society, a leading educational trust in the country, has launched India’s maiden ‘Cent Per Cent Voter Registration Campaign’. This initiative envisages the registration of each its students who fulfill the eligibility criteria in the electoral rolls of the country. Rizvi Education has over 18,000 students enrolled with its institutes. The pilot exercise targets achieving greater student participation in the electoral process of the world’s largest democracy.

“We recently submitted about 90% of the eligible forms to the Election Commission. A core committee comprising of students and faculty worked round the clock to make this happen,” says Mr. Abis Rizvi of Rizvi Education Society, who has conceived the campaign. “The initiative was launched with a two-fold aim. Firstly, we wanted all our students to be conscious of the electoral process and participate in it. Secondly, we want this to serve as a pilot project whereby other institutes can launch similar campaigns thereby ensuring that no youth in the campus is left out of the electoral process.”

The previous year, the college had run a voter awareness campaign titled, Largest Democracy Lowest Voting. Aimed at encouraging the youth to participate in big numbers in the BMC elections that were round the corner. The campaign ran for nine days and comprised of flash mobs, street plays, extempore debates and other activities that were conducted across the streets of Mumbai. “It was during this campaign that we realized many of the youth were not even registered to vote. Some were not registered because of complacency, but many were unregistered because of difficulties encountered during the registration process. This is when we decided to step in and facilitate and encourage the process,” explains Mr. Rizvi.

It has been observed that only 15-20 percent citizens in the age group of 18-19 are registered voters. And from among the registered voters below 21 years of age, very few actually turn up to vote. This is a major lacuna that needs immediate correction.

“We are now looking forward to this being treated as a pilot project by other institutes. Active participation of the youth is critical for India to be a vibrant and effective democracy,” concludes Mr. Rizvi.

The campaign is part of the extracurricular and social initiative campaign that the educational institutes falling under the trust indulges in from time to time. 

About Rizvi Education Trust:

Rizvi Education Society is a Public Charitable Trust established under the Societies Act 1950 and registered under the provision of the Bombay Public Act, 1950. The main objective of the society is promoting education at all levels. Rizvi Education Society began with the College of Arts, Science and Commerce and Rizvi High School in the year 1985. It has now spread its wings and branched into Rizvi College of Architecture, Rizvi College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Rizvi College of Engineering, Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research and Rizvi Academy of Management, Rizvi Law College, Rizvi College of Education. Located at Rizvi Educational Complex, off Carter Road, Bandra (west), Mumbai, the Institutes believe in giving due importance to co-curricular and extra-curricular activities besides placing strong emphasis on academic excellence.

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