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Shillong Press Club wins exhibition football match organised by State Election Commission

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Shillong, April 7: As part of its efforts in reaching out to the young voters, the Election Department, Government of Meghalaya on Saturday launched the State Level SVEEP Program titled “Taking Youth and Democracy Together”.

In line with the programme, friendly football match was played between Election XI team and Press XI team at Meghalaya Football Association.Speaking on the occasion, Chief Secretary DP Wahlang said that election is a very important process in a democratic setup like India. Asking people to come out and vote on large numbers this April 19, the Chief Secretary also called for peaceful and just election.

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Chief Electoral officer BDR Tiwari also while speaking on the occasion highlighted in he important role played by media is disseminating information about electoral processe to the masses.

Earlier, the players from both the teams gave their best to win the match and after a closely fought match, the Press XI won the match 1-0

Meghalaya DGP LR Bishnoi, East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner and other officials were also present on the occasion.

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