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Election Commission Deploys Near-Universal Webcasting and Mobile-Deposit Facility in Five Assembly Bypolls

The mobile-phone deposit facility alongside real-time ECINET app turnout updates paves the way for these reforms in the forthcoming Bihar Assembly polls.

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Overview

  • The Election Commission achieved near-universal webcasting at 1,353 of 1,354 polling stations overseeing voting in Kadi, Visavadar, Nilambur, Ludhiana West and Kaliganj.
  • A mobile-phone deposit facility at all station entrances ensured compliance with polling rules and safeguarded voter privacy.
  • The ECINET app’s upgraded turnout reporting delivered real-time voter turnout updates every two hours and immediate post-close data entry.
  • For the first time in nearly two decades, the commission conducted a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls and provided individual mock poll training for all presiding officers.
  • Officials say the successful rollout of these measures will inform full implementation in the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections.