Context :
Booth
app may be introduced in Bengal poll to weed out bogus voters
Extract :
The Election Commission of India is likely to introduce the Booth App, within
the forthcoming Bengal meeting polls in an effort to
Ø weed out bogus voters,
Ø keep away
from duplicate voting and
Ø provide correct
particulars of the polling course of each two hours.
The functional process consists of the creation
of an encrypted QR code on the photo voter slips.
The booth-level officer scans the code and permits entry of
voters whose names are
listed.
The code is scanned once more to confirm the identification
of the voter before permitting him/her to cast vote
The recorded entries are then transmitted
back to the EC’s central server.
The returning officer gets to view the dashboard about real-time voter turnout and various poll
events
The multifunctional app can even assist in
offering advance queue data and real-time turnout data to voters and
officers.
“The booth app can
auto-detect duplicate entries and prevent repeat voters from entering
the polling station.
Whenever there is a duplicate entry, the polling official will
get a loud sound on his mobile phone,” the official
added.
The Booth app is configured to connect with the central ECI
server in a minimalistic means and transmits the info in an encrypted
method. This helps in giving significant details about
Ø gender-wise
polling,
Ø age-wise
polling,
Ø velocity of
polling,
Ø site visitors
throughout the day and
Ø different
poll-related occasions and incidences.
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Question :
What indicates that Booth App could gradually “ evolve “ into VotesApp
?
Answer :
Election Commission seem to have taken cognizance of my following e-mail :
How
about “ Sandbox for Mobile Voting “ ? ………………………..[ 27 Nov 2020 ]
Extract :
What features should be built into the “ Mobile Voting Sandbox “ ?
Ø Central
Election Commission ( CEC ) to get the Mobile App developed
and oversee its working
Ø CEC
to declare ( 2 months in advance ) date of Bye Election for a
given constituency
Ø Mobile
App will work on that date only and
between 8am – 6pm only
Ø On
that date, at 6pm. it will self-destruct automatically, even
if not used
Ø If used, App
will self-destruct immediately after transmitting the data to the Central
Server of CEC
Ø Although
a voter can vote once again from his Mobile AFTER he
has already voted from physical booth, it will NOT be
possible to do other way around ( ie:, he cannot first vote from mobile and
then go to booth for voting ).
Ø As
soon as a voter has voted from booth, EVM will immediately transmit his vote ( candidate
selected ) to the Central
Server of CEC
Ø Now
, if he has voted for candidate XYZ (
belonging to BJP ) in booth, then after going home , he cannot vote (
select ) candidate LMJ (
belonging to Congress ) , from his Mobile App . If he does, Server / App will
not let him click “ SUBMIT “ . [ NO DUPLICATE VOTING ]
This is safeguard is essential to ensure that voters do not play mischief / confuse CEC, by voting for different candidates, using different voting methods
Server will allow him to
proceed ONLY if he selects the SAME candidate ( XYZ ) , on his Mobile App
A voter ( from the
declared constituency ) can download the Mobile App ( only
once ) , from the website of CEC , by filling in an online form where
he will need to establish without doubt that,
he is a genuine voter belonging to that
particular constituency ( Voter ID – PAN – Aadhar – Sefie – Mobile
No. etc ). Server will ensure that no one, other than a voter belonging to that
particular constituency, will be able to download the App [ NO BOGUS VOTER
]
Ø Voting
data generated using Mobile App , shall NOT be
published till the CEC declares the Winner based on EVM based voting ( no exit
pole – no prejudging – no confusion – no mischief ! )
Ø However,
once the Winner is declared, data
from both methods of voting will be published on CEC website ( of
course , without in any way, revealing the identity of any voter )
Ø The
entire METHODOLOGY of “ Mobile Voting
Sandbox “, must be widely publicized on CEC
website / other Govt websites / Social Media sites / News Papers / TV channels
etc., in order to establish its TRANSPARENCY / RELIABILITY among general public
and among political parties.
Ø Govt
may consider inviting comments / suggestions from public on CEC portal
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With regards.
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 10
Feb 2021
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