<span style="color: #222222;">Meghalaya joined the rest of the country in celebrating the 11th National Voters' Day-2021 at a function held at Raj Bhavan, Shillong. The theme of this year's celebration was, 'Making our voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed.'<br />''<br />''Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest lauded the efforts put in by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer along with the District Election Offices in leaving no stones unturned in ensuring that the young voters take part in the electoral process. <br />''<br />''He said that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the previous year, the Election Department was compelled to use virtual platforms for disseminating various voters' education programmes, awareness and campaigns. The department had introduced E-EPIC which is portable and downloadable. He further stated that it was a matter of pride that Meghalaya has been awarded the Best Electoral Practices Award-2021 for conducting the 2018 Assembly Elections by the Election Commission of India and hoped that the award would encourage the Election Department to strive for better results. The Governor urged all the eligible youth of the state to enrol, exercise their rights and to take part in keeping the flame of Democracy alive.<br />''<br />''On the occasion, the Governor gave away prizes to the winners of the various competitions organised by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer in collaboration with Meghalaya Model United Nations. Awards were also presented to best BLOs and distributed EPICS to newly enrolled voters. The Meghalaya Atlas and ELC Anthology were also released on the day and the Governor also inaugurated the art and photography Exhibition at the Multi-Cultural Hall, Raj Bhavan.</span><br />