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1 Election Commission of India Presents National Elections quiz Inter School Contest 2018 #NEQIndia The Stellar 72 with the SVEEP team at Nirvachan Sadan 13.6 lakh students 38,000 schools 36 teams 6 zones World s Largest Quiz On Elections NEQ-Brochure-4.indd :31:03

2 National Elections Quiz (NEQ) 2018, a pan-india knowledge venture on elections and electoral processes is perhaps the World s largest inter school quiz contest on elections witnessing an astounding participation of 13,63,982 students NEQ in Assam from 38,160 schools! A brainchild of the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) division of the Election Commission of India, it is aimed as an outreach initiative for the future electors of the country dedicated to ECI s theme for the year 2017, Empowering Young and Future Electors. NEQ is an extension of the Interactive School Engagement (ISE) programme (Phase I and Phase II) that covered more than 55 lakh students from nearly 30,000 schools. NEQ 2018, the integrated communicative effort that started in November 2017, concluded on the 16th of January, 2018 with the Grand Finale taking place at the Rajya Sabha TV Studios in New Delhi. All smiles Team J & K NEQ in Meghalaya We are very happy as we got selected for the finals. Competition would be tough but we hope for good. Sonali Sihotra and Atul Khajuria (Jammu and Kashmir) On winning the North Zone Semi-Finals NEQ-Brochure-4.indd 2 NEQ Acers with the Commission :31:06

3 Planned in a ladder-like structure, the overall aim of the endeavour is-to engage high-school students from Classes IX to XII (in the age-group of years) the future voters of India, in a self-learning exercise about elections and electoral process and aid in building an aware and informed electorate of the future. Treading the length and breadth of the country, the structure of NEQ 2018 adhered to the following outline- Level 1: The Intra-School Round Sample this-which Constitutional Amendment lowered the age of voting from 21 to 18 years? Scheduled between the 1 st and 15 th of November 2017, the Intra-School Round comprised a set of functional and essential questions testing the participants basic electoral knowledge. The competition was organized entirely by schools within their campus ambits with content assistance from Election Commission of India and the District Election Officers. The winners advanced to the next stage of the Quiz. Level 2: The District Round Make an attempt at the following-in which year did Nagaland participate in the Lok Sabha Elections for the first time? Organized between 27 th November to 3 rd December 2017, the District Round was a collaborative effort shared by the District Election Officers (DEOs) and the District Education Departments. The participants competed through a written question paper of moderate difficulty. The two-member teams scoring the highest advanced to the State Round. District round at Delhi District round at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra NEQ-Brochure-4.indd :31:07

4 Level 3: The State Round ave a shot at this maybe-ts Krishnamurthy was the Chief Election Commissioner of India and one of his main assignments was to oversee the 2004 elections to the Lok Sabha. In 2005, he was appointed by the Supreme Court of India to conduct the elections for another organization in order to ensure free and fair polls. Identify the organization. Planned around the year-end as the penultimate on-stage event with several rounds of rigorous quizzing, the State Round for NEQ 2018 witnessed the transfer of batons to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) who served as bandmasters for the final level before letting the scene shift to the National Capital. Delhi Darshan With the NEQ Nationals itinerary beginning from the 13 th of January, 2018 (Saturday), the NEQ State acers were congratulated at the Commission eadquarters (Nirvachan Sadan) by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Mr. Umesh Sinha and Director (SVEEP) Ms. Padma Angmo who extended their best wishes before the participants were taken on a guided tour of the city- to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Qutb Complex. Staggered across the following two days, the educative trip or, the Delhi Darshan, also included The NEQ contingent at the Qutb Complex visits to popular places of attraction like, the Red Fort, umayun s Tomb, Elections Museum, Gandhi Smriti and the Birla Mandir. As a bonus, participants also visited NEQ s partner-facebook India s office in Delhi. Zonal participants at the Rashtrapati Bhavan The NEQ contingent at the Red Fort NEQ-Brochure-4.indd :31:09

5 NEQ Collaborations Taking place over the course of 3 days from the 14 th of January, 2018 to 16 th January, 2018 at the Rajya Sabha TV Studios in New Delhi and receiving content support from Jesus and Mary College and Ambedkar University, the Zonal Finals and the Grand Finale of NEQ 2018 included questions on the following themes and many more- Elections in India, The Election Commission of lndia, istory of Democracies and Elections, Voting Processes, Voter Education and Literacy, National Voters Day & its Inception, Electoral Technology, Electoral Terminology Rules-The Model Code of Conduct, Landmark Steps and Measures, Popular Stories, Personalities, Elections across the world, Electoral Management Bodies, Types of Elections, International Electoral Organizations and Foundations, Popular Culture and Elections, Election Symbols, Elections to Local Bodies, Women and Elections, Constituent Assembly Debates on Universal Suffrage, Famous Parliamentary Debates on Elections. Level 4: The Zonal Finals Try this-elected from the Sohagpur constituency in Madhya Pradesh state s Shahdol-Anuppur district, who became the first transgender person to elected member of an Indian state legislature in 1998? Six in number and scheduled on just two days, the Zonal Finals witnessed some intense and high-octane quizzing from the 72 State Winners (36 teams) as they gave their all-in and battled for a berth in the Top 6. At the end of three exciting days of contest, teams from Manipur (from the North-East Semi Finals), Puducherry (from the South Zone Semi-Finals), Goa (representing the West Zone), Delhi (from the Special Central Zone), Jharkhand (representing the East Zone) and Jammu & Kashmir (from the North Zone) edged past 60 equally brilliant contenders to scalp a place in the much coveted Finale. The tour was amazing. We loved the monuments and the boulevards of Delhi. Sachin Panicker and Ashlesha Naik (Goa) Winners of the West Zone Semi-Finals on the NEQ Delhi Darshan Team Goa NEQ-Brochure-4.indd :31:10

6 Level 5: The National Finals Take a swing at this-elections were held on 26 th November, 2017, its first national and state-level legislature elections since the promulgation of its new constitution, in which country? Anchored by World Quizzing Champion (2014) Vikram Joshi, the Grand Finale of NEQ 2018 was easily a battle of nerves, wits and guts. Featuring some spectacular answering by the 6 teams, but marked by a consistent lead by the team from DPS, Ranchi representing Jharkhand, the Finale comprised 4 rounds- two general, an innovative grid round and one on the buzzer, with none of the 12 challengers leaving an ounce of space for error. Doing an encore of their Semi-Finals century record and scoring a stupendous 105 points in the mind-sport contest, team Jharkhand represented by Madhur Jain and Aditya Kumar, eventually went to clinch a thriller trouncing everyone to seal their place as the first National Champions of the National Elections Quiz. Giving a tough-fight but finishing 2 nd were R. Mithun Krishna and V. Vishnu Priya from Puducherry with the all-boys team from Manipur comprising Ashmaan Mainali and Shangker Singh Laishram standing 3 rd. Teams from Delhi, Goa and Jammu & Kashmir finished 4 th, 5 th and 6 th respectively. Organized on the evening of the 16 th at Nirvachan Sadan lawns, the post-event presentation ceremony was graced by Chief Election Commissioner Mr. A.K. Joti, Election Commissioner Mr. O.P. Rawat and Election Commissioner Mr. Sunil Arora, who felicitated the winners drawing to a close the nearly 3-month long exercise. A one-of-a-kind endeavour seeking to engage with and initiate a conversation All Set to Kick-off the North-East Zone Semi-Finals NEQ-Brochure-4.indd :31:11

7 Team Delhi Our experience at the Election Commission of India and the Rajya Sabha TV Studios was mesmerizing. It has been a great opportunity for us, representing the National Capital. We gave our best and made it to the Finals. We d like to express our heartfelt thanks to the Commission for providing the Future Electors a golden opportunity to showcase their talent. Vani Saini and Shubham Khatri (Delhi) On winning the Special Central Zone Semi-Finals Team Andhra Pradesh in the South Zone Semi-Finals with the youth of India on the fulcrum of Indian democracy, NEQ the World s Largest Quiz on Elections, should ideally be viewed as a part of an interlinked communicative project (including the Interactive School Engagement programme and Electoral Literacy Clubs) that strives to achieve the twin goals of habit-formation and behaviour-change specifically with regard to one of its core stakeholders, upon which hinges the destiny of the nation. Watch the 7-part series-national Elections Quiz 2018, starting from the 25 th of January, 2018 (Thursday) and every weekend (Saturday 5pm & Sunday 9 am) only on Rajya Sabha TV. To know more about the Election Commission of India s knowledge-venture for the youth, follow us on Facebook ( facebook.com/everyvotecountsin/) and Youtube ( channel/ucgdsgdpfwnwyf1l8ytfkkna) or, Rajya Sabha TV at com/user/rajyasabhatv. An event, supported by Facebook, watch the Grand Finale of NEQ 2018 via Facebook Live on our page India Votes, Facebook India and Governments, Politics and Non-Profits on Facebook in India and South Asia. NEQ-Brochure-4.indd :31:11

8 It was beyond my wildest dream to go and visit so many exciting places in Delhi. Also it s a matter of great pride to be part of this quiz competition. I wish I can be a part of it next year. NEQ 2018 was a wonderful experience. The quiz format was very unique. For the first time in my life, I got to interact with so many students from different States. It was a life changing experience. Madhur Jain and Aditya Kumar (Jharkhand) National Champions and winners of the East Zone Semi-Finals Kudos to the ECI team for organizing the quiz. It s a good way to indulge young students. We have loved the journey so far. V. Vishnu Priya and R. Mithun Krishna (Puducherry) 1 st runner up, on their NEQ experience after winning the South Zone Semi-Finals 1 st Runner up - Team Puducherry It s our first time in Delhi. The city is very beautiful and, the visit to the Rashtrapati Bhawan was like a dream coming true. Ashmaan Mainali and Shangker Singh Laishram (Manipur) 2 nd runner up and winners of the North-East Zone Semi-Finals on the NEQ Delhi Darshan National Champions: The Jharkhand duo 2 nd Runner up - Team Manipur Every Vote Counts To know more about National Elections Quiz (NEQ) 2018: follow #NEQIndia on #NEQIndia NEQ-Brochure-4.indd :31:13