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Mobile app to check poll code violations

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief electoral officer Rajeev Ranjan on Saturday said that technology would be used extensively in the upcoming general elections to Lok Sabha leaving no scope for the contesting candidates to violate model code of conduct and devalue or under reporting of their election expenditure account.




Ranjan was presiding over a meeting of the district electoral officers of Gurugram, Mahendragarh, Sonepat, Jhajjar , Rewari and Rohtak.

Addressing the officials, he said that ‘cVigil’ app was being used for the first time in the election through which any person could upload photos or videos of any candidate or political party violating the code of conduct or committing any other irregularities. Complaints received on the app will be attended by the authorities concerned within 100 minutes, he added.

Apart from this, it will also help in preparing strong evidence that can be presented in the court against the candidates violating model code of conduct. Ranjan said in addition to the ‘cVigil’ app, vehicles of sector supervisors would be GPS enabled to track their location wherever they went. This time, the sector supervisors have been given the responsibility to change faulty VVPAT and electronic voting machines (EVMs), besides they will also check polling stations and ensure that all parties had arrived safely at their booth a day before the polling.

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