Here is a suggestion to IIT-Bombay ,
to develop a voting app , to be called VotesApp. Highlights of VotesApp :
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An
Android app which can be downloaded from Google Play / Android Zoom / GetJar
and the official web site of Election Commission of India
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It
will be pre-loaded on 220 million Aakash tablets which Govt of India
plans to distribute to students
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It
will also be pre-loaded on those Smart phones ( to be called, “ Dharati “ ? ),
which Govt of India plans to distribute free to 400 million “ poor “ Indians ,
before 2014 National elections
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All
tablet / smart phone manufacturers will be encouraged to pre-load VotesApp
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Using
this app , a voter can register at Election Commission web site, where he will
enter the same data which he has submitted for his Aadhar card, including
Aadhar card number (Unique Identification No)
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All
of these details will be verified by Aadhar database
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Obviously
, those who have not obtained their Aadhar card , will not be able to use
VotesApp . They will need to visit nearest polling booth
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Upon
correct verification , Aadhar Database will permanently link the person’s
Aadhar number with the mobile number from which
registration is done, and issue a Password
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An
under aged person will not be allowed to register
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A
person will be able to vote only from that mobile number
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After
login on first screen, user will be asked to select one option from >
Panchayat Election > Municipal Election > State Assembly Election >
Lok-Sabha Election
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Upon
selection, user will be presented with the list of candidates contesting , from
which , he can select only one by ticking a checkbox. There will be also a
choice , labeled “ None “
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A
long press on a candidate’s name will display details of his declared assets as
also his criminal record
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After
ticking / selecting a candidate, voter will click on “ VOTE “ button, whereupon his vote gets
registered and VotesApp gets inactivated
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Once
a voter registers on Election Commission web site , he cannot go to a poling
booth and vote physically
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In
less than one year , Govt of India will recover the cost of 220 million Aakash
tablets and 400 million” Dharati “ smart phones , through this customized /
personalized / shrinking of EVMs ( Electronic Voting Machines ) to a hand-held
device. And imagine the millions of man-hours saved !
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And
the beauty is , no one can capture this booth , or conduct exit polls ! What
will “ experts “ discuss on TV channels ?
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What
next ? Election Commission “licensing “ this App to other countries ?
With regards
hemen parekh
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= Peace on Earth
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