Arunachal Pradesh: Longding District Receives Award for Holding Fairest Election

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Published: September 16,2021 11:05 AM
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The Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday received the State Democracy Award’, instituted by the State Election Commission (SEC), in the Best Performing District category

September 16, 2021: The Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday received the State Democracy Award’, instituted by the State Election Commission (SEC), in the Best Performing District category.





On the occasion of International Democracy Day, Governor Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra also conferred the Best Performing Sub-Division award on Nafra in the West Kameng district.



“These two places were selected for holding assembly and panchayat polls in 2019 in the most free and fair manner,” State Election Commissioner Hage Kojeen said.





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The governor said International Democracy Day aims at promoting the government’s role in maintaining transparent democracy among member nations of the UN charter.



Promoting democratic values of justice, liberty, equality and dignity of individuals is vital to make the democracy strong and stable, he said and added that abiding by fundamental duties mentioned in the Constitution of India is equally important.





Deputy CM Chowna Mein highlighted the evolution of the political process in Arunachal Pradesh.