Context: 11th National Voters' Day (NVD) is organized by Election Commission of India on 25th January 2020 to mark 71 years of Election Commission of India (ECI).
Background

• The National Voters' Day is celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011, all across the country to mark the foundation day of ECI, i.e. 25th January 1950. 
• The main purpose of the NVD celebration is to encourage, facilitate and maximize enrolment, especially for the new voters.

Key Points

• The theme for this year's NCD is 'Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed.
• It also focuses on the ECI's commitment towards conducting elections safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Importance of the Day

• Dedicated to the voters of the country, the day is utilized to spread awareness among voters and for promoting informed participation in the electoral process. 
• New voters are felicitated and handed over their Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) in the NVD functions.
• During the event, the Honourable President of India will confer the National Awards for the year 2020-21 and launch ECI's Web Radio:'Hello Voters'.

The National Awards for the Best Electoral Practices will be conferred on State and District level officers for their outstanding performance in the 

• conduct of elections in different spheres such as IT initiatives, 
• Security Management, Election Management during COVID-19, Accessible Election and contribution in the field of voter awareness and outreach. 

National Awards will also be given to important stakeholders like national icons, CSOs and media groups for their valuable contribution towards voters' awareness. 

e-EPIC

• This year on NVD, the ECI will launch the e-EPIC programme and distribute e-EPICs and Elector Photo Identity Cards.  
• e-EPIC, a digital version of the Elector Photo Identity Card can be accessed through the Voter Helpline App and websites. 
• The eEPIC would be a non editable PDF version of the EPIC that can be downloaded on the phone and stored on the DigiLocker app or printed from a computer.
• All general voters who have valid EPIC numbers would be able to do so from February 1 and those who applied in November and December will be able to download it from Monday till January 31.

Election Commission of India

• The Election Commission of India (ECI) is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India.
• ECI was established on 25th January 1950.
• The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country.

Structure of the Commission

• Originally the commission had only one election commissioner but after the Election Commissioner Amendment Act 1989, it has been made a multi-member body.
• The commission presently consists of one Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two Election Commissioners (ECs).
• The secretariat of the commission is located in New Delhi.

Additional Facts
Articles related to Elections

• Article 324: Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission.
• Article 325: No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special, electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex.
• Article 326: Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage.
• Article 327: Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures.
• Article 328: Power of Legislature of a State to make provision with respect to elections to such Legislature.
• Article 329: Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters.