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Hans India
3 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
EC mulls tech-driven system for timely update on voter turnout
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is now introducing a streamlined, technology-driven system to provide timely updates on the approximate voter turnout percentage trends. As per official sources, the new process will reduce the time lag associated with the earlier manual reporting methods. The initiative aligns with ECI's commitment to ensure timely public communication, which has often been underlined by the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar on various occasions. Under the statutory framework of Rule 49S of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, Presiding Officers (PROs) are required to furnish Form 17C, detailing the account of votes recorded, to polling agents, who are nominated by the candidates and are present at the polling station at the close of poll. While this legal requirement remains unchanged, the process of updating the VTR App, which had evolved as a facilitative, non-statutory mechanism to keep the public informed of the approximate voter turnout percentage trends is being streamlined to ensure faster updation. Under this new initiative, the Presiding Officer (PRO) of each polling station, will now be directly entering voter turnout on the new ECINET App every two hours on polling day in order to reduce the time lag in the updation of the approximate polling trends. This will be automatically aggregated at the constituency level. The approximate voting percentage trends will continue to be published every two hours as before. Notably, voter turnout data will now be entered into ECINET by PROs immediately after the close of poll, before they leave the polling station which will reduce the delays and ensure that the approximate percentage of votes polled would be available on the updated VTR App constituency-wise after the close of polls subject to network connectivity. Where mobile networks are unavailable, entries can be made offline and synced once connectivity is restored. This updated VTR App will become an integral part of ECINET before the Bihar elections. Previously, voter turnout data was collected manually by Sector Officers and relayed to Returning Officers (ROs) via phone calls, SMS, or messaging apps. This information was aggregated every two hours and uploaded to the Voter Turnout (VTR) App. The polling percentage trends were often updated hours later, based on physical records arriving late in the night or even the next day, leading to delays of 4–5-hours or more leading to misperceptions by some.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Bihar election onwards, voter turnout data to be out faster: EC
THE ELECTION Commission on Tuesday said it would streamline its internal processes for collecting voter turnout data from polling booths, making the public disclosure of the trends faster, starting with the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. 'This new process significantly reduces the time lag associated with the earlier manual reporting methods. The initiative aligns with the Commission's commitment to ensure timely public communication, which has often been underlined by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on various occasions,' the EC said in a statement. So far, the voter turnout data was collected manually, via phone calls and messages, from presiding officers of polling stations to sector officers and returning officers. 'This information was aggregated every two hours and uploaded to the Voter Turnout App. The polling percentage trends were often updated hours later, based on physical records arriving late in the night or even the next day, leading to delays of 4-5 hours or more…' the EC said. The new process would entail presiding officers uploading the data directly onto the EC's new ECINET app every two hours. Data would be automatically aggregated at the constituency level and updated for the public on the app. 'Notably, voter turnout data will now be entered into ECINET by PROs immediately after the close of poll, before they leave the polling station, which will reduce the delays… Where mobile networks are unavailable, entries can be made offline and synced once connectivity is restored,' the EC said. During last year's Lok Sabha elections, Opposition parties had questioned the EC over the delay in releasing final voter turnout figures at the end of polling.
News18
3 days ago
- Business
- News18
Faster Voter Turnout Updates: Election Commission Enables Polling Stations To Upload Data Directly
Last Updated: The PRO of each polling station will directly enter voter turnout on the new ECINET App every two hours on polling day There will be no more delay in voter turnout announcement by the Election Commission of India (ECI) as the poll body has allowed the Presiding Officer (PRO) of each polling station to directly enter voter turnout on the new ECINET App every two hours. The new initiative will reduce the time lag in the update of the approximate polling trends. This comes ahead of the Bihar assembly polls, scheduled for later this year. 'The Election Commission of India is now introducing a streamlined, technology-driven system to provide timely updates on the approximate voter turnout percentage trends. This new process significantly reduces the time lag associated with the earlier manual reporting methods," an official statement reads. The initiative is among the reforms introduced by the Commission, under the leadership of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. What The Rule Says Under the statutory framework of Rule 49S of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, Presiding Officers (PROs) are required to furnish Form 17C, detailing the account of votes recorded, to polling agents, who are nominated by the candidates and are present at the polling station at the close of poll. While this legal requirement remains unchanged, the process of updating the VTR App, which had evolved as a facilitative, non-statutory mechanism to keep the public informed of the approximate voter turnout percentage trends is being streamlined to ensure faster updation. Under this new initiative, the PRO of each polling station will directly enter voter turnout on the new ECINET App every two hours on polling day in order to reduce the time lag in the update of the approximate polling trends. This will be automatically aggregated at the constituency level. The approximate voting percentage trends will continue to be published every two hours as before. Also at the close of the polls, the PRO will immediately enter the voter turnout data on ECINET before they leave the polling station. This will reduce the delays and ensure that the approximate percentage of votes polled will be available on the updated VTR App constituency-wise after the close of polls subject to network connectivity. Where mobile networks are unavailable, entries can be made offline and synced once connectivity is restored. This updated VTR App will become an integral part of ECINET before the Bihar elections. So far, voter turnout data was collected manually by Sector Officers and relayed to Returning Officers (ROs) via phone calls, SMS, or messaging apps. This information was aggregated every two hours and uploaded to the Voter Turnout (VTR) App. The polling percentage trends were often updated hours later, based on physical records arriving late in the night or even the next day, leading to delays of 4–5 hours or more, which led to public misperceptions. During the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, this issue was raised by a number of political parties as on some occasions, the voter turnout was announced the next day due to the delay. The reform, ahead of the Bihar polls, will help the commission in announcing the voter turnout on time. First Published: June 03, 2025, 21:21 IST
Mint
3 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Election Commission to introduce new system for timely & accurate updates on voter turnout trends
New Delhi:The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced to introduce a new technology-driven system to provide more timely and accurate updates on voter turnout trends. The initiative, called the Voter Turnout Ratio (VTR), will be integrated into the ECINET app and allow Presiding Officers (PROs) at each polling station to enter voter turnout data directly every two hours on polling day. "Under this new initiative, the Presiding Officer (PRO) of each polling station, will now be directly entering voter turnout on the new ECINET App every two hours on polling day in order to reduce the time lag in the updation of the approximate polling trends. This will be automatically aggregated at the constituency level. The approximate voting percentage trends will continue to be published every two hours as before," the ECI said in a statement. According to ECI, the new VTR sharing process reduces the time lag associated with earlier manual reporting methods. However, the legal requirement to detail the account of votes recorded by the polling agents remains unchanged. "Under the statutory framework of Rule 49S of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, Presiding Officers (PROs) are required to furnish Form 17C, detailing the account of votes recorded, to polling agents, who are nominated by the candidates and are present at the polling station at the close of poll. While this legal requirement remains unchanged, the process of updating the VTR App, which had evolved as a facilitative, non-statutory mechanism to keep the public informed of the approximate voter turnout percentage trends is being streamlined to ensure faster updation," the ECI said. The PROs will enter the voter turnout data into the ECINET app after the closing of poll, which would reduce the delays and ensure that approximate percentage of votes polled would be available on the updated VTR app constituency-wise. "Where mobile networks are unavailable, entries can be made offline and synced once connectivity is restored. This updated VTR App will become an integral part of ECINET before the Bihar elections," it said. Earlier, sector officers collected voter turnout data manually and passed it on to Returning Officers (ROs) via phone calls, SMS, or messaging apps. "This information was aggregated every two hours and uploaded to the Voter Turnout (VTR) App. The polling percentage trends were often updated hours later, based on physical records arriving late in the night or even the next day, leading to delays of 4-5-hours or more leading to misperceptions by some," it added.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian Sports Wrap, May 20: Adriyan wins silver at ISSF Junior World Cup
SHOOTING Adriyan Karmakar opened India's medal account at the ISSF Junior World Cup on Tuesday with a silver on debut in the 50m rifle prone event, ensuring a positive start for the country in the tournament. The 20-year-old junior 3P national champion aggregated 626.7 after 60 shots and missed out on gold by just 0.3 points to Sweden's Jesper Johansson. USA's Griffin Lake won the bronze with 624.6. Adriyan, who has earlier represented India juniors at the world championships but never in a World Cup, shot confidently and was one of the earliest participants to finish. His effort was also a junior national record in the event. Among other Indians in the fray, 15-year-old Rohit Kanyan finished 12th with a score of 620.2, while Vedant Nitin Waghmare shot 614.4 to end in 35th place. -PTI TENNIS Korea beats India in Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup tournament Third seed Korea beat seventh seed India 3-0 in a group-C league match of the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup under-16 boys tennis tournament in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. It was the second defeat in two matches following the one against unseeded Uzbekistan for India. With both Korea and Uzbekistan registering two wins each, India was ruled out of the quarterfinals meant for the top two teams from each of the four groups. Australia, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Hong Kong, China and host Kazakhstan were the other six teams to confirm their qualification for the quarterfinals. Like India, eighth seed New Zealand also lost out in the race for quarterfinals. The top four teams will make it to the World Group stage. The results (league): Korea bt India 3-0 (Kim Dongjae bt Prakaash Sarran 6-1, 6-2; Kim Dongmin bt Tavish Pahwa 6-3, 6-7(1), 6-2; Cho Min Hyuk & Kim Dongmin bt Tavish & Prateek Sheoran 7-6(1), 6-2). -Kamesh Srinivasan Related Topics ISSF Junior World Cup
