A few days ago , Election Commission launched a Mobile App called > Know Your Candidate – KYC
Since following screen shot of KYC is not quite legible , I reproduce below, the text :
Select Candidate by Name ………………………… Q
Select Criteria ……………………………………………..Y
Parliamentary Constituency ( General )
Parliamentary Constituency ( BYE )
Assembly Constituency ( General )
Assembly Constituency ( BYE )
# Select Election > General Election 2024 / Election – August – 2019 /
Election – May – 2019
# Select State > List of State Names
# Select Constituency > List of Constituencies in selected State
Text inside those colourful SQUARES at the top ( from left to right ) :
All Nominations …………………………………………………………..( BLACK )
Contesting Candidates …………………………………………………( BLUE )
Contesting Candidates with Criminal Antecedents…… ( BROWN )
Nominations Accepted ………………………………………………….( GREEN )
Nominations Rejected …………………………………………………..( RED )
Nominations Withdrawn ……………………………………………….( YELLOW )
SUBMIT
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After selection of all fields clicking SUBMIT will reveal for the selected candidate :
criminal record.
assets and liabilities
( Source : Thank You, Shri Rajiv Kumar ………. 17 March 2024 )
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Fast Backwards 11 years ( < 2013 ) :
I sent following email to our Cabinet Ministers and Election Commission :
VotesApp…. …………. 18 Dec 2012
where I suggested following Mobile App based process for voting ( replacing EVM ) :
Ø An Android app which can be downloaded from Google Play / Android Zoom /
GetJar and the official web site of
Ø It will be pre-loaded on 220 million Aakash tablets which Govt of India plans to
distribute to students
Ø It will also be pre-loaded on those Smart phones ( to be called, “ Dharati “ ? ),
which Govt of India plans to
, before 2014 National elections
Ø All tablet / smart phone manufacturers will be encouraged to pre-load
VotesApp
Ø Using this app , a voter can register at Election Commission web site, where he
will enter the same data which
Aadhar card number (Unique Identification No)
Ø All of these details will be verified by Aadhar database
Ø Obviously , those who have not obtained their Aadhar card , will not be able to
use VotesApp . They will need to
Ø Upon correct verification , Aadhar Database will permanently link the person’s
Aadhar number with the mobile
issue a Password
Ø An under aged person will not be allowed to register
Ø A person will be able to vote only from that mobile number
Ø After login on first screen, user will be asked to select one option from
> Panchayat Election
> Municipal Election
> State Assembly Election
> Lok-Sabha Election
Ø Upon selection, user will be presented with the list of candidates contesting ,
from which , he can select only one
choice , labeled “ None “
Ø A long press on a candidate’s name will display details of his declared
assets as also his criminal
Ø After ticking / selecting a candidate, voter will click on “ VOTE “ button,
whereupon his vote gets registered and VotesApp gets inactivated
Ø Once a voter registers on Election Commission web site , he cannot go to a
polling booth and vote physically
Dear Shri Narendrabhai ,
It will require only a small modification to just released KYC mobile app to re-
purpose it for “ VOTING from HOME ( VfH ) "
Now that the “ One Nation, One Election “ report by committee headed by Shri
Kovind is already in public domain , I urge you to include this item in your 100
DAYS ROAD-MAP
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai / 21 March 2024
Related Readings :
Ø Simultaneous Polling.. ……………………………………22 Jan 2018
Ø From “ Lost Votes “ to “ Remote Votes “ ? .. .12 Feb 2020
Ø How about “ Sandbox for Mobile Voting “ ? .. 27 Nov 2020
Ø Vote from “ Workplace” ? How about from “ Any place “ ?.. 22 Dec 2020
Ø Lost Votes : Congrats to Best Tech Minds.. ……29 Jan 2021
Ø Birth of a baby named VotesApp ?.. ……………….10 Oct 2021
Ø My 37 blogs on “ One Nation, One Election “(till 02 Sept 2023 )
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