**Executive Summary**
MY Bharat, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, will organize a nationwide National Voters' Day Padyatra / Sundays on Cycle on January 25, 2026. Activities are planned across all State and Union Territory capitals and District Headquarters. The event aims to promote electoral engagement, especially among youth and first-time voters.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Event Overview:**
* National Voters' Day Padyatra / Sundays on Cycle will be held nationwide.
* Date: January 25, 2026.
* Organized by MY Bharat, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
* **Objectives:**
* Promote informed, ethical, and participative electoral engagement.
* Focus on youth and first-time voters.
* Align with the Prime Minister's vision of Jan Bhagidari in Rashtranirman.
* Combine voter awareness with physical fitness and community participation.
* Engage communities, encourage voter registration, and promote democratic values.
* **Activities:**
* Flag-off ceremonies by constitutional authorities.
* Felicitation of first-time voters.
* Voter awareness interactions.
* Pledge-taking.
* Concluding public program.
* **Participation:**
* Around 1,000 MY Bharat volunteers will participate in 36 State/UT capitals.
* Activities will be organised across 763 districts, involving District Election Officers, local administration, and elected representatives.
* Approximately 500 volunteers per district, with suitable local adaptations.
* **Other Details:**
* A district-level press conference will be organised to brief the media on the initiative.
**Impact Analysis**
**MY Bharat Volunteers**
* **Impact:** Will participate in organizing and executing activities related to the National Voters' Day event.
* **Action Required:** Participate in activities including flag-off ceremonies, voter interactions and pledge taking.
**District Election Officers, Local Administration, Elected Representatives**
* **Impact:** Will be involved in organizing and managing activities at the district level.
* **Action Required:** Organize activities with around 500 volunteers per district.
**Youth and First-Time Voters**
* **Impact:** Targeted audience for promoting electoral engagement and awareness.
* **Action Required:** Engage in voter registration and participate in the democratic process.
Key Entities Referenced
MY Bharat: An autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports organizing National Voters' Day events.
National Voters' Day: The annual day commemorated by the Election Commission of India, the subject of the padyatra/cycle event.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports: The ministry under which MY Bharat functions, and the organizer of the event.
Election Commission of India: The body whose foundation is commemorated by National Voters' Day.
Khelo India: Sports initiative integrated into the National Voters' Day activities.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
MY Bharat to Organise National Voters’ Day
Padyatra / Sundays on Cycle 2026 Across India
प्रव तथ: 24 JAN 2026 4:13PM by PIB Delhi
To mark National Voters’ Day 2026, Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) an autonomous body under the
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India will organise a nationwide National Voters’ Day
Padyatra / Sundays on Cycle on 25 January 2026, with activities planned across all State and Union
Territory capitals and District Headquarters.
Observed annually to commemorate the foundation of the Election Commission of India, National Voters’
Day aims to promote informed, ethical, and participative electoral engagement, with a special focus on
youth and first-time voters. Aligning with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of Jan Bhagidari in
Rashtranirman, the initiative seeks to place young citizens at the heart of India’s democratic process.
The programme will combine voter awareness with physical fitness and community participation,
integrating the Sundays on Cycle initiative of Khelo India / Sports Authority of India wherever feasible.
Through padyatras and cycling activities, MY Bharat volunteers will engage communities, encourage
voter registration and informed participation, and promote democratic values in an inclusive and
participatory manner.
At 36 State/UT capitals, around 1,000 MY Bharat volunteers will participate in activities including flag-
off ceremonies by constitutional authorities, felicitation of first-time voters, voter awareness interactions,
pledge-taking, and a concluding public programme. Similar activities will be organised across 763
districts, involving District Election Officers, local administration, elected representatives, and
approximately 500 volunteers per district, with suitable local adaptations.
Through this nationwide outreach, MY Bharat aims to strengthen democratic consciousness among youth
and ensure a high-visibility, uniform observance of National Voters’ Day 2026 across the country. A
district-level press conference will be organised to brief the media on the initiative.
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