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Data by presiding officers to be final in the event of conflict: ECI
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|May 05, 2025
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday said that in the event of any "conflict" in voter turnout data, the primary figures filled in statutory forms by booth-level presiding officers will take precedence, with the crucial clarification coming amid growing scrutiny over the accuracy of data shared on poll body's official platforms.
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The announcement comes at a time when the ECI is preparing to launch ECINET — a new digital interface for voters, poll officials and political parties which will integrate over 40 of its existing mobile and web applications, including the Voter Turnout App.
According to the poll body, the platform is being developed following an extensive consultative exercise involving 36 chief electoral officers, 767 district election officers, and 4,123 electoral registration officers across states and Union territories. ECINET will allow users to access electoral data on desktops and smartphones, ECI said in a press release on Sunday.
This story is from the May 05, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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