New Delhi: A new change is going to happen regarding voting before the Bihar assembly elections. Bihar is going to become the first state in the country where voting can be done through phone. Bihar State Election Commissioner Deepak Prasad gave this information on Friday, June 27. His comment came before the voting to be held on Saturday for six municipal councils of Patna, Rohtas and East Champaran. However, it is not clear at the moment whether voting will be done through phone in the upcoming assembly elections or not.
Giving more information about this, Bihar Election Commissioner Deepak Prasad said that this facility will be available to those people who are not able to go to the polling station and cast their vote. He said that to vote online, an app should be installed in the phone of the voters. Senior citizens, Divyang, pregnant women and voters living in other states can take advantage of this facility.
Prasad said, “To avail this facility, voters will have to install the E-SECBHR app. After this, it will have to be linked to the number added in the voter list. This app will currently work only on Android phones. This app has been developed by the Center for Development of Advanced Computing, while there is another app which has been developed by the Bihar Election Commission.”
The biggest fear about e-voting is the possibility of tampering with it. In such a situation, while answering this question, the Election Commission said that many efforts have been made to keep the voting process smooth, fair and transparent. For example, only two registered voters will be allowed to log in using one mobile number. Apart from this, each lot will be checked and verified using the voter ID card. Apart from this, voters who do not have a mobile phone can also cast e-vote on the website of Bihar Election Commission.
Prasad said, “About 10 thousand voters have already registered in the e-voting system to participate in our scheme and cast e-votes. Apart from this, we hope that about 50 thousand more voters will vote online instead of going to the polling booths. We have taken full care of digital security measures in this. This system will include features like blockchain technology, face matching and scanning to ensure that it cannot be tampered with. Apart from this, there will also be an audit trail like the VVPAT machine, which will enable us to maintain even more transparency.”
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