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Time of India
05-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
ECI to launch unified digital platform ECINET to streamline electoral services
In a significant step towards streamlining electoral services, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be launching a single-point digital platform called ECINET to integrate the commission's 40 existing mobile and web applications, the ECI said on Sunday. The ECI said that the platform will be offering a seamless and user-friendly interface for electors, election officials, political parties, and civil society. The initiative, envisioned by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar during the March Conference of Chief Electoral Officers, aims to simplify user experience (UX) and enhance user interface (UI) by consolidating apps like the Voter Helpline , Voter Turnout, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham, and KYC App, which have collectively recorded over 5.5 crore downloads. "ECINET will subsume existing Apps like the Voter Helpline App, Voter Turnout App, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham and KYC App, which together have clocked over 5.5 crore downloads," the ECI said in a release. The ECI also noted that the ECINET will serve nearly 100 crore electors, support the electoral machinery, and eliminate the need for multiple app downloads and logins, reducing users' complexity. "ECINET is expected to benefit nearly 100 crore electors and the entire electoral machinery comprising over 10.5 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs), around 15 Lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by Political Parties, nearly 45 Lakh Polling Officials, 15,597 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), 4,123 EROs and 767 District Election Officers (DEOs) across the country," it said. "ECINET has already reached an advanced stage of development and rigorous trials are being conducted to ensure smooth functionality, ease of use, and robust cybersecurity measures ," it added. The platform was developed after extensive consultations with 36 Chief Electoral Officers, 767 DEOS, 4,123 EROS, and a review of 76 ECI publications spanning 9,000 pages. It is currently undergoing rigorous trials to ensure functionality, ease of use, and robust cybersecurity. "It is being developed after an elaborate consultative exercise involving 36 CEOs of all the States/UTs, 767 DEOs and 4,123 EROs of their States/UTs and after reviewing 76 publications comprising 9,000 pages of the electoral framework, instructions and handbooks issued by ECI from time to time. The data provided through ECINET will be strictly aligned within the legal framework established by the Representation of People Act 1950, 1951, Registration of Electoral Rules, 1960 Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 and instructions issued by ECI from time to time," the ECI said. ECINET, in its advanced stage of development, is poised to revolutionise electoral service delivery, enhancing convenience and efficiency for all stakeholders.
India Today
05-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
Election Commission to launch single-point digital platform soon
In a significant step towards streamlining electoral services, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch a single-point digital platform called ECINET to integrate the commission's 40 existing mobile and web applications, the ECI said on Sunday. The ECI revealed that ECINET is under development to ensure smooth access to electoral services for nearly 100 crore voters and the entire electoral workforce. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is leading the effort and is expected to modernise India's electoral commission, in a press statement, stated that ECINET will consolidate popular applications like Voter Helpline, Voter Turnout, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham, and the KYC App, all of which have collectively recorded over 5.5 crore downloads. These facilities, hitherto accessible via individual portals, will now be accessible via an integrated app."The platform shall provide a smooth and user-friendly interface for electors, election officials, political parties, and civil society," the ECI #ECINET to facilitate electoral servicesA single-point App for stakeholders;to subsume over existing 40 IT AppsTo benefit nearly 100 crore electors & entire electoral machineryRead in detail : #ECI Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) May 4, 2025 The officials added that the decision has been taken to minimise complexity for users by doing away with the requirement of downloading and managing multiple applications. With ECINET, services such as voter registration, reporting of grievances, polling station information, and election statistics will be present at one digital is not only meant for the voters. It will benefit more than 10.5 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs), about 15 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) recruited by political parties, almost 45 lakh polling officials, 15,597 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), 4,123 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), and 767 District Election Officers (DEOs).As per the ECI, ECINET was created after taking extensive consultations with 36 Chief Electoral Officers, 767 DEOs, and 4,123 EROs. It is founded on findings derived from 76 in-house ECI publications. The platform is at an advanced development stage and will be subjected to stringent cybersecurity testing and trial phases before its public project is also a part of the Election Commission's move to enhance user experience (UX) and interface design (UI) so that citizens from all walks of life can access electoral services online. Authorities believe that this platform will help increase participation in the electoral process and narrow the digital deployment of ECINET is expected within the next few months, and additional information, including a launch date, will be available shortly.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
EC's single-point application set to integrate existing 40 apps, portals
This is a representational image NEW DELHI: Are too many election-related apps - separately enabling you to locate your polling station, report model code violations, track voter turnout or get poll results - crowding your phone memory? Well, the Election Commission will soon have a solution - a single-point app for all stakeholders, which will subsume over 40 apps and portals developed by EC over time, to give you a simplified user experience. The new, user-friendly digital interface will be available both as a web-based portal and as a mobile app for electors and other stakeholders such as election officials, political parties and the civil society. The one-stop platform, ECINET , will integrate and reorient over 40 of EC's existing mobile and web applications. It is expected to benefit nearly 100 crore electors and 26 lakh other stakeholders. The 40 existing apps include the Voter Helpline App, Voter Turnout App, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham and KYC App, which together have clocked over 5.5 crore downloads so far. "ECINET will have an aesthetic user interface (UI) and a simplified user experience (UX) by providing a singular platform for all electoral-related activities. This move is designed to alleviate the burden of the users for downloading and navigating multiple apps and remembering different logins," an EC spokesperson said. ECINET will also allow users to access relevant electoral data on their desktops or smartphones. To ensure that data is as accurate as possible, information on the platform will be entered by authorised EC officials only. In case of any conflict, primary data as duly filled in statutory forms will prevail.
The Hindu
04-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Election Commission to develop new digital interface for voters, other stakeholders
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday (May 4, 2025) announced that it was developing a new, user-friendly digital interface for voters and other stakeholders such as election officials, political parties and the civil society. The new one-stop platform, ECINET, will integrate and reorient over 40 of the EC's existing mobile and web applications. It will subsume existing apps, such as the Voter Helpline app, Voter Turnout app, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham and the KYC app, which together had clocked over 5.5 crore downloads. The EC's new initiative comes amid allegations made by Opposition parties about voter roll manipulations, duplication of elector's photo identity cards (EPICs), as well as abnormalities in updating voter turnout data. The ECINET will have an aesthetic user interface (UI) and a simplified user experience (UX) by providing a singular platform for all election-related activities. This move is also designed to alleviate the burden of users, who currently have to download and navigate multiple apps and remember different login details, the poll body said in a statement. It has already reached an advanced stage of development and rigorous trials are being conducted to ensure smooth functionality, ease of use, and robust cybersecurity measures. It is being developed after an elaborate consultative exercise involving 36 Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all the States and Union Territories, 767 District Election Officers (DEOs) and 4,123 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) of their States and UTs and after reviewing 76 publications comprising 9,000 pages of the electoral framework, instructions and handbooks issued by the EC from time to time. The new digital interface will enable users to access relevant electoral data on their desktops and smartphones. To ensure that data are as accurate as possible, ECINET data will be entered solely by authorised EC officials. However, in case of any conflict, the primary data as duly filled in statutory forms will prevail. The platform was proposed by the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during a recent conference of CEOs, EC sources said. The new initiative is expected to benefit nearly 100 crore electors and the entire electoral machinery comprising over 10.5 lakh Booth Level Officers, around 15 lakh Booth Level Agents appointed by political parties, nearly 45 lakh polling officials, 15,597 Assistant EROs, 4,123 EROs and 767 DEOs across the country.
Mint
04-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
ECI to roll out unified digital platform - ECINET; how streamlining electoral services will help voters
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is preparing to launch a single-point digital platform named 'ECINET.' This marks a significant step towards streamlining electoral services to integrate the commission's 40 existing mobile and web applications. The polling body on Sunday said that the platform will be offer a seamless and user-friendly interface. This will make it easier for electors, election officials, political parties and civil society to access electoral services. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar is the visionary behind this historic move. This initiative will simplify user experience (UX) and enhance user interface (UI) by consolidating various. Apps like the Voter Helpline, Voter Turnout, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham, KYC App, and others which collectively have over 5.5 crore downloads, will be integrated through a "singe-point app." In a recent press release, ECI stated, "ECINET will subsume existing Apps like the Voter Helpline App, Voter Turnout App, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham and KYC App, which together have clocked over 5.5 crore downloads," the ECI said in a release. According to the ECI, the ECINET will not only serve nearly 100 crore electors but also support the electoral machinery and eliminate the need for multiple app downloads and logins. "ECINET is expected to benefit nearly 100 crore electors and the entire electoral machinery comprising over 10.5 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs), around 15 Lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by Political Parties, nearly 45 Lakh Polling Officials, 15,597 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), 4,123 EROs and 767 District Election Officers (DEOs) across the country," the statement added. ECINET will be rolled out after undergoing robust cybersecurity measures and rigorous trials to reduce users' complexity. The digital platform, which has already reached an advanced stage of development, was developed after extensive consultations with 36 Chief Electoral Officers, 767 DEOS, 4,123 EROS, and a review of 76 ECI publications. First Published: 4 May 2025, 02:14 PM IST
