GUNTUR: To empower voters to curb ballot malpractices, the Election Commission has introduced an app, cVIGIL, which is helping folks to lodge court cases with the EC.
Voters can add pictures or movies of irregularities and violations thru cVIGIL. The app will provide time stamped evidence of the fashion code of conduct and expenditure violation. “The aggregate of time-stamping, live photo with auto location can also be somewhat relied upon through the election machinery to navigate to the suitable spot and take action,” said Guntur district collector Kona Sasidhar.
He said the GIS-based dashboard will assist government to ignore frivolous and hoaxes. He said the app would reduce workload on the election machinery.
This the first time the Election Commission has launched an app to empower citizens and lead them to part of the enforcement in opposition to malpractices. In the absence of such equipment, public are cautious of lodging court cases in opposition to influential candidates or their henchmen. “Money distribution is one of the serious crimes this is going unchecked regardless of raids and inspections. We are in a position to crack the whip inside no time upon the receipt of criticism all through the approaching elections,” said Sasidhar.
He appealed to folks to make use of the app and produce all kinds of violations to their realize. In reality, extend in reporting violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is incessantly helping culprits get away detection from the EC flying squads.
“Besides, lack of any documented, untampered evidence in the form of pictures or movies is a significant hurdle in setting up the veracity of a criticism ex-post facto,” he said. He said it was once found that a significant share of court cases gained through district election government had been false or inaccurate, which led to waste of time of box devices.
The cVIGIL is anticipated to create a fast-track criticism reception and redressal system. cVIGIL stands for Vigilant Citizen and emphasizes the proactive and responsible role voters can play in the conduct of free and fair elections.
Citizens are also inspired to use the ECI web page for lodging different court cases or call the National Contact Centre at 1800111950 or State Contact Centre at 1950 for different court cases.
Voters can add pictures or movies of irregularities and violations thru cVIGIL. The app will provide time stamped evidence of the fashion code of conduct and expenditure violation. “The aggregate of time-stamping, live photo with auto location can also be somewhat relied upon through the election machinery to navigate to the suitable spot and take action,” said Guntur district collector Kona Sasidhar.
He said the GIS-based dashboard will assist government to ignore frivolous and hoaxes. He said the app would reduce workload on the election machinery.
This the first time the Election Commission has launched an app to empower citizens and lead them to part of the enforcement in opposition to malpractices. In the absence of such equipment, public are cautious of lodging court cases in opposition to influential candidates or their henchmen. “Money distribution is one of the serious crimes this is going unchecked regardless of raids and inspections. We are in a position to crack the whip inside no time upon the receipt of criticism all through the approaching elections,” said Sasidhar.
He appealed to folks to make use of the app and produce all kinds of violations to their realize. In reality, extend in reporting violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is incessantly helping culprits get away detection from the EC flying squads.
“Besides, lack of any documented, untampered evidence in the form of pictures or movies is a significant hurdle in setting up the veracity of a criticism ex-post facto,” he said. He said it was once found that a significant share of court cases gained through district election government had been false or inaccurate, which led to waste of time of box devices.
The cVIGIL is anticipated to create a fast-track criticism reception and redressal system. cVIGIL stands for Vigilant Citizen and emphasizes the proactive and responsible role voters can play in the conduct of free and fair elections.
Citizens are also inspired to use the ECI web page for lodging different court cases or call the National Contact Centre at 1800111950 or State Contact Centre at 1950 for different court cases.
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