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ECI Activates C-Vigil and Flying Squads for Bihar Polls, Cites 94% Responses Within 100 Minutes

A 24x7 hotline plus coordinated seizures reinforce the Commission’s real-time enforcement push.

Overview

  • The Commission records 650 C-Vigil complaints to date, with 649 resolved and 612 handled within the 100-minute target.
  • Bihar has 824 flying squads on duty with a mandate to respond to Model Code of Conduct complaints inside 100 minutes.
  • Voters and parties can submit violation reports through the C-Vigil app on ECINet for the Bihar Assembly Elections and eight concurrent bye-elections in seven states.
  • A 24x7 helpline at 1950 directs complaints to the relevant District Election Officer or Returning Officer for real-time follow-up.
  • Coordinated policing has seized over Rs 71.32 crore in cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and other alleged inducements across the poll-bound jurisdictions, and the ECI has told state and Union Territory administrations to comply strictly with its instructions.