NEW DELHI: Voters in the five municipal wards where byelections are scheduled to take place on February 28 will be able to check their names in the voters’ list and get details about their polling booths on their smartphone itself. The state election commission has launched an Android application for the purpose.
An official said that “Delhi Nigam Chunav” application would help citizens find names in electoral rolls, file complaints, locate their polling stations on maps, and also, know about candidates and their affidavits. The application will be used to disseminate live counting of votes and results as well, the official said.
“Information on ‘waiting time’ at a queue will be provided to ensure that crowding does not happen during voting. This feature has been added in the wake of the Covid pandemic.”
“Those who are at higher risk should be advised by candidates and political parties to take extra precautions and such people should also stay away from crowded meetings and rallies,” said another official.
A total of 327 polling stations will be set up and the number of electors at each polling booth will be 1,000. The guidelines state that there will be thermal checking and handwashing provisions at the entry points and the voters will have to sanitise their hands before touching an EVM.