EC launches mobile app for Kerala assembly polls

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Election Commission has launched an innovative mobile application with comprehensive details about the imminent assembly polls in Kerala, scheduled for May 16.
Titled 'e-voter', the app is envisaged to help voters search electoral rolls, locate polling stations, obtain information about candidates and the affidavit filed by them, file complaints and so on.
The app, developed by the state IT mission, is aimed at ensuring great transparency and conduct of free and fair elections, the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Kerala said in a release.
The 'Know Your Candidate' option in the app will provide constituency-wise details of candidates, while the 'Constituency List' option aims to give segment-wise details of voters (number of male voters, female voters and total number of voters) and total polling stations.
Information about results of previous elections and names of Chief Ministers will also be made available in the app.
The e-voter app can be downloaded from the Google Play store and can be installed on any android phone, the CEO release added.
Among its new initiatives, the Commission also plans to include the photos of candidates on the ballot paper in the coming polls.