EC to take cue from Covid registration in MP polls

By Express News Service

BHOPAL: Possibly taking a cue from the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination registration system, the chief electoral officer’s (CEO-MP) workplace is engaged on an identical mannequin to extend voting in urban-centric constituencies through the coming meeting polls in Madhya Pradesh.

The CEO-MP’s workplace is working at creating an app-driven system, which if put into follow, will allow voters at choose polling cubicles in city constituencies (notably these which have traditionally reported low voter turnout), to guide voting slots upfront similar to the advance registration of slots beneath the nation’s CoWin app and portal-powered COVID-19 vaccination program.

“Detailed analysis of the 2018 assembly polls voting percentages, suggests that voters in many predominantly urban assembly segments are sluggish when it comes to exercising franchise, when compared to polling behaviour of the electorate in largely rural and semi-urban seats. We’re hence working on an app which will enable voters at select polling booths/stations in some urban assembly constituencies to book their voting slots in advance and reach there at the booked time slot to vote,” CEO-MP Anupam Rajan advised TNIE.

“Once the app is developed, we’ll start working on other modalities. The system, once developed, is likely to be put in place at select booths of select seats, which have in the past been most slow in voting. If the effort clicks and helps in increasing the poll percentage in the lowest voting urban seats, then it might be expanded further in the 2024 national (Lok Sabha) elections,” he maintained.

The CEO-MP believed that if the system is lastly put in place and truly works, then it can cut back ready time at polling cubicles, notably for voters, like housewives, the aged and even single dad and mom of babies, who can’t be out-of-home for lengthy.    

Importantly, a lowdown on the 2018 meeting polls statistics reveals that among the many 10 meeting seats which reported the bottom voting, 5 seats are predominantly city seats. Those seats embrace Gwalior-East which reported 58.18% voter turnout, Gwalior-South (60.45%), Govindpura-Bhopal (61.19%), Bhopal Madhya (59.55%) and Bhind (58.70%).

The Election Commission can even make provision for voters aged above 80 years and individuals with disabilities (PwDs) to vote from their houses if they’re unable to exit to train their franchise.

Under the vote-from-home (VFH) facility greater than 12.10 lakh voters, together with 7.30 lakh voters aged above 80 years and over 4.80 lakh PwDs, will likely be eligible to vote from dwelling in the event that they want to train that choice.

The polling events, carrying a very secured poll field and likewise provision for videography of all the vote-from-home course of will go to the involved voter’s dwelling and allow the voter to forged the poll per week earlier than the precise ballot.

As per the newest figures accessible from the CEO-MP workplace, the state presently homes over 5.41 crore voters, together with greater than 2.80 crore male and over 2.61 crore feminine voters, in addition to 1,257 third-gender voters. Those aged above 80 years and individuals with disabilities type 1.35% and 0.89% respectively.

Voters in city segments are sluggish: Analysis

Detailed evaluation of the 2018 meeting polls voting percentages, means that voters in lots of predominantly city meeting segments are sluggish with regards to exercising franchise when in comparison with the polling behaviour of the citizens in largely rural and semi-urban seats. We’re therefore engaged on an app which is able to allow voters at choose polling cubicles/stations in some city meeting constituencies to guide their voting slots upfront and attain there on the booked time slot to vote,” CEO-MP Anupam Rajan advised this newspaper. The CEO-MP’s workplace is engaged on creating an app-driven system, which if put into follow, will allow voters at polling cubicles in city constituencies.

BHOPAL: Possibly taking a cue from the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination registration system, the chief electoral officer’s (CEO-MP) workplace is engaged on an identical mannequin to extend voting in urban-centric constituencies through the coming meeting polls in Madhya Pradesh.

The CEO-MP’s workplace is working at creating an app-driven system, which if put into follow, will allow voters at choose polling cubicles in city constituencies (notably these which have traditionally reported low voter turnout), to guide voting slots upfront similar to the advance registration of slots beneath the nation’s CoWin app and portal-powered COVID-19 vaccination program.

“Detailed analysis of the 2018 assembly polls voting percentages, suggests that voters in many predominantly urban assembly segments are sluggish when it comes to exercising franchise, when compared to polling behaviour of the electorate in largely rural and semi-urban seats. We’re hence working on an app which will enable voters at select polling booths/stations in some urban assembly constituencies to book their voting slots in advance and reach there at the booked time slot to vote,” CEO-MP Anupam Rajan advised TNIE.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Once the app is developed, we’ll start working on other modalities. The system, once developed, is likely to be put in place at select booths of select seats, which have in the past been most slow in voting. If the effort clicks and helps in increasing the poll percentage in the lowest voting urban seats, then it might be expanded further in the 2024 national (Lok Sabha) elections,” he maintained.

The CEO-MP believed that if the system is lastly put in place and truly works, then it can cut back ready time at polling cubicles, notably for voters, like housewives, the aged and even single dad and mom of babies, who can’t be out-of-home for lengthy.    

Importantly, a lowdown on the 2018 meeting polls statistics reveals that among the many 10 meeting seats which reported the bottom voting, 5 seats are predominantly city seats. Those seats embrace Gwalior-East which reported 58.18% voter turnout, Gwalior-South (60.45%), Govindpura-Bhopal (61.19%), Bhopal Madhya (59.55%) and Bhind (58.70%).

The Election Commission can even make provision for voters aged above 80 years and individuals with disabilities (PwDs) to vote from their houses if they’re unable to exit to train their franchise.

Under the vote-from-home (VFH) facility greater than 12.10 lakh voters, together with 7.30 lakh voters aged above 80 years and over 4.80 lakh PwDs, will likely be eligible to vote from dwelling in the event that they want to train that choice.

The polling events, carrying a very secured poll field and likewise provision for videography of all the vote-from-home course of will go to the involved voter’s dwelling and allow the voter to forged the poll per week earlier than the precise ballot.

As per the newest figures accessible from the CEO-MP workplace, the state presently homes over 5.41 crore voters, together with greater than 2.80 crore male and over 2.61 crore feminine voters, in addition to 1,257 third-gender voters. Those aged above 80 years and individuals with disabilities type 1.35% and 0.89% respectively.

Voters in city segments are sluggish: Analysis

Detailed evaluation of the 2018 meeting polls voting percentages, means that voters in lots of predominantly city meeting segments are sluggish with regards to exercising franchise when in comparison with the polling behaviour of the citizens in largely rural and semi-urban seats. We’re therefore engaged on an app which is able to allow voters at choose polling cubicles/stations in some city meeting constituencies to guide their voting slots upfront and attain there on the booked time slot to vote,” CEO-MP Anupam Rajan advised this newspaper. The CEO-MP’s workplace is engaged on creating an app-driven system, which if put into follow, will allow voters at polling cubicles in city constituencies.