The Voter helpline mobile application app launched by Election Commission of India will be introduced in State in upcoming general election.
The mobile application app provides service and information delivery to voters.
The enrolled electors in the electoral roll can check the details of their personal information, the polling station planned for them on the poll day, to know the contact details of booth level officers, electoral registration officers and district election officers, by using voter helpline mobile app or through www.nvsp.in portal.
State additional chief electoral officer, Manish Ranjan said, “The ECI is going to focus on maximum use of Information Technology (IT) in elections and in this direction, voter helpline mobile application app is going to be introduced in the State. Through the app a voter can get all information in this mobile sitting at their home.” Any voter can easily download the mobile app at his aneroid phone accessing the facilities in the app.
Some of the features of mobile app are that a voter through EPIC number can get all personal information related to election.
The EPIC number is a unique number given to the every Indian voter above the age of 18 years by the Commission.
A voter through mobile app can apply for making registration in voter list. Can make application for making new voter ID, through mobile app can also see his or her name in the voter list.
Apart from making application for inclusion in voter list, a voter through mobile app can also apply for changes in his or her name if there is
change in assembly constituencies, change in name or address in the booth within the same assembly segment; can apply if the voter desires that the information provided in the voter list is wrong.
The biggest advantage of mobile application is that NRI voter through mobile app can make application for inclusion in voter list.
The Chief Electoral Office in upcoming elections is apart from introducing maximum use of IT in elections is also going to have minimum required facilities like ramps, toilets, drinking water, electricity, furniture, help desk, signage etc have been arranged at polling stations.
Training program for EVM-VVPAT voting is being conducted in every village and local markets by electoral workers. Election Literacy Club and Election School have been formed at booth level.
With this, promotional material related to voter awareness is being shown on the screen in cinema halls.
To assess the election preparedness in state, the Deputy Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India, Sudip Jain on Saturday reviewed the preparedness of the election commission in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand through the video conferencing with Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police. On the occasion, he gave necessary guidelines and instructions to the DCs and SPs.