Pranab Mukherjee calls for conducive atmosphere to enable people to vote without fear

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that it is important to create a conducive atmosphere to enable people to exercise their franchise without fear or favour and see that the outcome of elections is not vitiated. 

He said, democracy will succeed through responsibility of discharging free and fair elections as per the Constitution of the country concerned.Mr Mukherjee was speaking to the heads of election management bodies and international electoral institutions of different countries attending the 'International Conference on Voter



Education for Inclusive, Informed and Ethical Participation' in New Delhi yesterday.

He said, the country has seen consistent rise in voters' participation in successive elections. The General Elections to the Lok Sabha in 2014 recorded a historic turn out. Mr Mukherjee said that he is happy that the voters also chose a stable political regime by electing a single party majority government. Mr Mukherjee hoped that the deliberations at the conference will lead to better voters' education and increased voters' participation.