SHILLONG, MAR 31: ‘Your polling station at your finger tip’ – a Short Message Service (SMS) introduced by the Election Commission of India for the convenience of the electorates during the forthcoming April 9-Lok Sabha polls was launched by the Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Prashant Naik.
“Through this mobile service, it will enable the voters to know the details of their polling stations just simply by sending their electors photo identity card (EPIC) number to 98560-66666,” Naik told reporters on Monday.
The aim of this SMS facility is to ensure active participation of the electorates during polls.
Naik informed that after sending, the voters will receive the details such as the location of their polling station and their serial number in the electoral rolls.
Naik, however, said that in case a voter fails to receive any response after sending his or her EPIC number via SMS, they should immediately check up with their respective deputy commissioner’s offices.
According to Naik, there are few instances that though a voter may have EPIC card but his name does not figure in the electoral rolls. In this case, the voter can fill up the forms immediately, he added.
Informing that producing of the EPIC card is a must, Naik said that the department has also directed all Block Level Officers (BLOs) to ensure that voters’ slips for the polls are distributed before March 6.
Naik said, “We urged the public to complaint in case if they fail to receive the slips issued by election department.” –By Our Reporter
