Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has undertaken a process to receive and collect textual information from data of mass media on the web (internet) as a far-reaching measure to prevent violation of model code of conduct during ensuing Vidhan Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh.
The system is being operated by C-Desk, Pune. Under it, concerning data available in text format on mass media and Twitter is elicited for identifying violation of model code of conduct as per the rules of Election Commission. C-Desk gave a demonstration of its functioning before the office of the Chief Electoral Officer here on Monday. Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind and Additional Chief Electoral Officer Vl Kanta Rao were also present on the occasion.
Jaideep Govind informed that this system has thrown open new possibilities of detecting model of conduct’s violation on media and keeping a watch over them. A remarkable measure has been initiated with the cooperation of C-Desk to keep a watch over possible violation and reporting such incidence. He informed that the system will help ensure free and fair polls.
C-Desk informed on the occasion that the system developed to keep a watch over violations during elections will also be helpful for the officers of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer. C-Desk has become a partner in IT-related campaign of the Election Commission.
This will help secure high-level information and the end user will finally get new insight. Implementation of this system will increase voter awareness. Through it, information can be detected from large-scale multi-lingual material by various methods. Under it, keywords and right captions are fixed for data presentation, materials are classified and words are managed.