EC to launch unified digital platform to streamline services

Aiming to streamline electoral services, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch a single-point digital platform called ECINET to integrate the poll body’s 40 existing mobile and web applications.

The ECI on Sunday said the platform would offer a seamless and user-friendly interface for electors, election officials, political parties and civil society.

The initiative aims to simplify user experience (UX) and enhance user interface (UI) by consolidating apps like Voter Helpline, Voter Turnout, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham and KYC App, which have collectively recorded over 5.5 crore downloads.

The ECI also noted that the ECINET will serve nearly 100 crore electors, support the electoral machinery and eliminate the need for multiple app downloads and logins, reducing users’ complexity.

“ECINET is expected to benefit nearly 100 crore electors and the entire electoral machinery comprising over 10.5 lakh booth-level officers (BLOs), around 15 lakh booth-level agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties, nearly 45 lakh polling officials, 15,597 assistant electoral registration officers (AEROs), 4,123 electoral registration officers (EROs) and 767 district election officers (DEOs) across the country,” it said.

The poll panel further informed that ECINET has already reached an advanced stage of development and rigorous trials are being conducted to ensure smooth functionality, ease of use and robust cybersecurity measures.

The platform was developed after extensive consultations with 36 Chief Electoral Officers, 767 DEOs, 4,123 EROs and a review of 76 ECI publications spanning 9,000 pages.