EC's single-point application set to integrate existing 40 apps, portals

NEW DELHI: Too many election-related apps - separately enabling you to locate your polling station, report model code violations, track voter turnout or get poll results — crowding your phone memory? Well, the Election Commission will soon have a solution — a single-point app for all stakeholders, that will subsume over 40 IT apps and portals developed by EC over time, to give you a simplified user experience.
EC is developing the new, user-friendly digital interface which will be available both as a web-based portal and as a mobile app for the electors and other stakeholders like election officials, political parties and the civil society. The new one-stop platform, ECINET, will integrate and reorient over 40 of ECI’s existing mobile and web applications. It is expected to benefit nearly 100 crore electors and 26 lakh other stakeholders.
The 40 existing apps include the Voter Helpline App, Voter Turnout App, cVIGIL, Suvidha 2.0, ESMS, Saksham and KYC App, which together have clocked over 5.5 crore downloads so far.
“ECINET will have an aesthetic user interface (UI) and a simplified user experience (UX) by providing a singular platform for all electoral-related activities. This move is designed to alleviate the burden of the users for downloading and navigating multiple apps and remembering different logins,” an EC spokesperson said.
ECINET will also enable users to access relevant electoral data on their desktops or smartphones. To ensure that data is as accurate as possible, the data on ECINET will be entered solely by the authorised ECI official. In case of any conflict, the primary data as duly filled in statutory forms will prevail.
“ECINET has already reached an advanced stage of development and rigorous trials are being conducted to ensure smooth functionality, ease of use, and robust cybersecurity measures,” a senior EC said on Sunday. The platform was envisaged by chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar during the conference of all state/UT chief electoral officers held in March 2025.
ECINET is expected to benefit nearly 100 crore electors and the entire electoral machinery comprising over 10.5 lakh both 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 electoral registration officers (EROs) and 767 district election officers (DEOs) across the country.
The platform is being developed after an elaborate consultative exercise involving 36 CEOs of all the states/UTs, 767 DEOs and 4,123 EROs and after reviewing 76 publications on its rules, processes and instructions. The data provided through ECINET will be strictly aligned within 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 from time to time, said EC.