West Bengal Assembly elections | ECI booth app likely to be used in polls to root out bogus voters, prevent duplication
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to use its booth cellular software in a full-fledged method through the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal to root out bogus electors, prevent duplication of voting and shortly convey out particulars of the polling course of, an official stated on February 9.
If launched, West Bengal will be the primary State to use the applying in a full-fledged method throughout an election course of.
“It’s in the planning stage. Nothing has been finalised yet. We hope this will help us conduct free and fair polls,” the ECI official stated.
The official stated that the applying is related to the central ECI server and transmits information in an encrypted method.
“It gives information on gender-wise and age-wise polling, speed of the polling process and other election- related events,” he stated.
“There will encrypted QR codes on picture voters slips, which is able to be scanned earlier than permitting the voter to enter the booth. The codes will be scanned for the second time earlier than voters train their franchise.
“The moment the voter casts his/her vote, the data will get transmitted to the ECI server, enabling the returning officer to view information on real-time voter turnout and other poll-related events,” the official stated.
The system won’t solely velocity up the polling course of but additionally guarantee right entries, he stated.
“The booth application, capable of auto-detecting duplicate entries, will alert the polling official with a loud sound on his/her mobile phone,” the official stated.
The software was pilot launched in 5 polling stations in Uttar Pradesh, three in Maharashtra, Bihar and Punjab after which in 10 seats in Jharkhand in November 2019.
Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly are due in April-May.
