Election Commission To Ink Pact With Education Ministry For Students To...

"Right from their student days, their minds and understanding have to be inculcated about the important role of a voter in a democracy.

Asserting that it was necessary for young people to "immediately" get into the habit of exercising their franchise as voters, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar today said the poll panel will soon sign an agreement with the Education Ministry to inform students in class IX and above what democracy actually means.

He said the Commission intends to start creating a nursery for voters at the school level itself.

"Right from their student days, their minds and understanding have to be inculcated about the important role of a voter in a democracy.