Bypolls: From webcasting at 100% polling stations to mobile deposits facility, EC has mentioned India News
New Delhi: In Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal on Thursday, several assembly seats were recorded several in the by -elections, including fast voter polling updates, webcasting at 100% polling stations and provision of mobile deposit facility at polling stations.The Assembly Constituency (ACS), in which medium-to-high polling was seen, includes Kadi in Gujarat and Yatra, Neelambur in Kerala, Ludhiana West in Punjab and Kaliganj in West Bengal.The EC said in a statement released at the end of the election, “By-Polls … saw the successful implementation of several major new initiatives initiated by the ECI in the last four months, as was envisaged by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioners Sukibir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.”An initiative initiated in these by-poles provides for mobile deposit facility for voters at all polling stations. The advanced voter polling sharing process ensured that the rapid availability of the estimated polling trends ensured that the Presiding Officer updated the voter polling data close to the polling before leaving the polling station. Webcasting facility at almost all polling stations helped ensure continuous vigilance of the polling process. The special summary amendment (SSR) of the electoral roll was held for the first time in about two decades before a by-power.The successful implementation of the above measures in By-Polls paves the way for their replica in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.For the first time, simple pigeon boxes or jute bags were provided at the entrance of polling stations to enable voters to submit their mobile phones before queuing to vote. Volunteers were deployed at polling stations to facilitate the process.The presiding officer of each polling station voted in voting voting in the voting day, first, every two hours on the day of polling, reduces the time interval in updating the approximate polling trends. It was automatically collected at the constituency level. In addition, the voter polling data was recorded in the ECINET for the presiding by the authorities before the polling was completed after the completion of the poll, to ensure that the estimated percentage of the voted votes was available on the app constituency after the election was closed.Previously, voter voting data was collected manually by sector officials and was relayed with Returning Officers (ROS) through phone calls, SMS or messaging apps. Close to voting, the presiding officer used the final VTR data after completing all other statutory responsibilities. Thus, polling percentage trends were often updated after hours.The Commission has ensured 100% webcasting of pole-day activities at all polling stations except one in five by-poll ACS.
