COIMBATORE: While the election commission and the district management are doing the whole thing under the solar to extend voter participation and amplify balloting opportunities for eligible electorate, some other folks nonetheless hesitate to step out in their homes to workout their franchise. They blame it on the unforgiving summer time heat and the lengthy queues in entrance of polling booths.
To inspire such other folks, the election commission is creating a device gadget, which will enable electorate to understand the standing of the queue in entrance of a selected sales space, sitting in their homes.
Officials at the district collectorate have hired a bunch of device engineers to increase a gadget for the aim. “Under the gadget, either electorate can SMS their sales space quantity and get a reply in regards to the number of other folks ready at the sales space. Or they can test it thru an app, which they can download. Such a gadget will receive advantages senior voters and those that are ill. They can keep checking the standing of the queue and are available to the sales space all through the tilt hours to solid their vote,” an official told TOI.
A equivalent gadget used to be used all through the state meeting election in 2016. It used to be discovered efficient in posh spaces with skilled voter base that had previous recorded low voter turnout.
Meanwhile, inching nearer to the election day, the election commission is accomplishing final training consultation for poll presiding officers and observers. The officials also are busy getting fabrics in a position for the balloting procedure within the 3,070 polling booths within the district.
Thondamuthur (158), Kinathukidavu (198), Pollachi (197 and 198) and Valparai (97) in Pollachi constituency and Sulur (173), Kavundampalayalam (397), Coimbatore North (157), Coimbatore South (70) and Singanallur (235) might be manned through ladies, an official said.
The Government Arts College, Nirmala College and North Coimbatore Corporation High School have been declared as fashion booths, which might be have marquees and enthusiasts for the relief of electorate. The booths can be equipped with more lights, public addressing gadget, firefighting apparatus, first help kits and voter awareness fabrics.
To inspire such other folks, the election commission is creating a device gadget, which will enable electorate to understand the standing of the queue in entrance of a selected sales space, sitting in their homes.
Officials at the district collectorate have hired a bunch of device engineers to increase a gadget for the aim. “Under the gadget, either electorate can SMS their sales space quantity and get a reply in regards to the number of other folks ready at the sales space. Or they can test it thru an app, which they can download. Such a gadget will receive advantages senior voters and those that are ill. They can keep checking the standing of the queue and are available to the sales space all through the tilt hours to solid their vote,” an official told TOI.
A equivalent gadget used to be used all through the state meeting election in 2016. It used to be discovered efficient in posh spaces with skilled voter base that had previous recorded low voter turnout.
Meanwhile, inching nearer to the election day, the election commission is accomplishing final training consultation for poll presiding officers and observers. The officials also are busy getting fabrics in a position for the balloting procedure within the 3,070 polling booths within the district.
Thondamuthur (158), Kinathukidavu (198), Pollachi (197 and 198) and Valparai (97) in Pollachi constituency and Sulur (173), Kavundampalayalam (397), Coimbatore North (157), Coimbatore South (70) and Singanallur (235) might be manned through ladies, an official said.
The Government Arts College, Nirmala College and North Coimbatore Corporation High School have been declared as fashion booths, which might be have marquees and enthusiasts for the relief of electorate. The booths can be equipped with more lights, public addressing gadget, firefighting apparatus, first help kits and voter awareness fabrics.
Know queue status at polling booths sitting in your home
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April 14, 2019
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