Haryana State PCS

• 29 Apr 2024

Gurugram: Highest Electors in Haryana

Why in News?

According to Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer, with more than 25 lakh voters, Gurugram Lok Sabha constituency has the highest voter count for a parliamentary constituency in the state.

Key Points

• Polling for all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will take place on 25th May 2024 followed by counting on 4 June 2024.
• To increase the voting percentage in Haryana several unique initiatives have been undertaken by the election department, including launching the Voter in Queue app, sending polling invitations to voters akin to wedding invitations, and setting up 31 polling booths in the multi-storey societies of Gurugram.

Chief Electoral Officer

• It is a statutory authority created for representing the Election Commission of India for conducting elections in states and union territories of India.
• The Constitution of India with introduction of Article 324 made the powers of Chief Electoral Officer independent.
• Their duties and powers are bound under Section 13 A of Representation of the People Act, 1950 read with Section 20 of Representation of the People Act, 1951.

National School Boys Basketball Championship

Why in News?

Recently, Haryana chief secretary inaugurated the ‘National School Boys Basketball Championship’ in Gurugram.

Key Points

• The 67th national basketball championship will be held from 27th April to 30th April, 2024 at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurugram under the auspices of the School Games Federation of India.
• A total of 44 teams of boys under 17 years from across the country are participating in this tournament.

The School Games Federation of India

• The SGFI (School Games Federation of India) was established in 1954.
• It is recognized by the Ministry of Sports and the Indian Olympic Association.
• SGFI is an active member of the International School Sports Federation and Asian School Sports Federation.
• Ever since its inception, SGFI has been working for the promotion and development of games and sports in the schools in India. It is the base of all the games and sports in schools in India.