EC launches mobile app e-voter for Kerala assembly polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched an innovative mobile application titled e-voter with comprehensive details about the forthcoming 2016 Assembly polls in Kerala.
The app is envisaged for voters’ facilitation for search in electoral roll, information regarding candidates, location of polling station, affidavit filed by them, filing of complaint and so on.
Key facts
- The e-voter app was developed by the state IT Mission. It aims at ensuring great transparency and conduct of free and fair elections.
- The app has ‘know your candidate’ option that would provide constituency wise details of candidates.
- It has ‘constituency list’ option that would give segment wise details of voters (total number of voters, number of male voters and female voters) and total polling stations.
- The app will also provide information about previous elections results and names of Chief Ministers.
- The e-voter app can be downloaded from the Google Play store and can be installed on any android phone
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016