15th National Voters' Day 2025

• 25 Jan 2025

Source: PIB 

The 15^th National Voters' Day (NVD) on 25th January 2025, marks 75 years of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and follows the successful 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the world's largest democratic exercise. 

• Significance of NVD: Celebrated annually on 25th January since 2011 to commemorate the establishment of the ECI on 25th January 1950, a day before India became a Republic. 
  • Aims to promote voter awareness, inspire participation, and honor new voters. 
• Theme for 2025: “Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure” to emphasize the importance of voting and pride in electoral participation. 
• Electorate Milestone: India’s voter base nears the 100 crore mark, with 99.1 crore registered voters, including 21.7 crore young electors (18-29 age group) and an improved Electoral Gender Ratio (from 948 in 2024 to 954 in 2025). 
• Highlights of the 15^th NVD: The President of India will present the Best Electoral Practices Awards.  
  • The Best Electoral Practice Award acknowledges excellence in election management, with awards for District Election Officers, Superintendents of Police, and states demonstrating exceptional performance. 
  • The ECI Coffee Table Book "India Votes 2024: A Saga of Democracy" and the publication "Belief in the Ballot: Human Stories Shaping India’s 2024 Elections" will be presented to the President. 

Read more: Strengthening India's Electoral Democracy