To reorient over 40 of ECI's existing mobile and web applications
Source: ECI Edited By: IH News Desk
NATIONAL, May 04, 2025: In a major initiative, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is developing a new user-friendly digital interface called ECINET for electors and other stakeholders such as election officials, political parties and civil society. This one-stop platform will integrate and reorient over 40 of ECI's existing mobile and web applications providing an aesthetic user interface (UI) and simplified user experience (UX).
The goal is to alleviate the burden of downloading and navigating multiple apps and remembering different logins. The platform was envisioned by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Gyanesh Kumar during the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) in March 2025 in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi.
ECINET will also allow users to access relevant electoral data on their desktops or smartphones. To ensure accuracy, the data on ECINET will be entered solely by authorized ECI officials.
In case of any conflict, the primary data as duly filled in statutory forms will prevail. ECINET will subsume existing apps such as the Voter Helpline App, Voter Turnout App, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham and KYC App which have collectively been downloaded over 5.5 crore times (see enclosed list of apps).
It is expected to benefit nearly 100 crore electors and the entire electoral machinery, including over 10.5 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) around 15 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties, nearly 45 lakh polling officials, 15,597 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), 4,123 EROs and 767 District Election Officers (DEOs) across the country.
ECINET is currently in an advanced stage of development with rigorous trials being conducted to ensure smooth functionality, ease of use, and robust cyber security measures. It has been developed after an elaborate consultative exercise involving 36 CEOs of all the states/UTs, 767 DEOs, and 4,123 EROs as well as a review of 76 publications comprising 9,000 pages of the electoral framework, instructions and handbooks issued by ECI.
The data provided through ECINET will strictly adhere to the legal framework established by the Representation of People Act 1950, 1951 Registration of Electoral Rules 1960, Conduct of Election Rules 1961 and instructions issued by ECI.
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