Workshop on Opinion Polls and Rajasthan Elections

The workshop commenced with lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest and the Head of the Departments. Subsequently Mr. Pradeep Bidawat and Mr.Shripal Shaktawat addressed the audience and acquainted them with the significance of voting and that too voting the right candidate while focussing upon the upcoming Rajasthan elections and opinion poll. Their discourse focussed on the factors that are crucial about the elections, campaigns, and most importantly   opinion polls,which are valuable tools for gauging public sentiment on a wide range of topics. The participants came to know about the purpose of opinion polls, sampling, margin of error, questioning wording, sampling biases, timing, reporting, its uses, and limitations. Also  the types of surveys conducted during elections were discussed. They also threw light on the ways to identify false information  like verifying information from multiple sources, using reliable fact checking organizations and checking primary sources. In the end, there was an interactive  session with the invited speakers and the students put up their queries which were answered by the experts to the satisfaction of all. The session was very enlightening and successful in creating awareness among the students about the Rajasthan Elections and its working process.This workshop was a wonderful learning experience for all the participants which shall make them conscious voters in the time to come.