Mumbai: The computer-savvy Mumbaikars can for the first time cast their votes at e-smart kiosks in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) poll scheduled for January-February next year, if everything goes according to plan.
In addition to the modified Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) the State Election Commission (SEC) is planning to set up e-smart kiosks in various parts of the city to facilitate the electors to cast their votes online, during the forthcoming BMC polls.
"We have set up a committee to finalise the details of the e-voting scheme, under which the voters can exercise their franchise online at e-smart kiosks we intend to set up at various places across the city. We are optimistic that will be able to implement the e-voting scheme during the 2012 BMC poll," Chand Goyal, principal secretary to the SEC, told Gulf News.
Under the e-voting scheme, those who want to vote online will have to register with the SEC. They will then be issued tamper-proof voter ID cards which they can use to cast their votes at the various e-smart kiosks. "We are also considering if we can create a facility under which the electors can cast their votes using their mobile phones," Goyal said.
The total number of voters in the BMC is 10 million.
In addition to the modified Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) the State Election Commission (SEC) is planning to set up e-smart kiosks in various parts of the city to facilitate the electors to cast their votes online, during the forthcoming BMC polls.
"We have set up a committee to finalise the details of the e-voting scheme, under which the voters can exercise their franchise online at e-smart kiosks we intend to set up at various places across the city. We are optimistic that will be able to implement the e-voting scheme during the 2012 BMC poll," Chand Goyal, principal secretary to the SEC, told Gulf News.
Under the e-voting scheme, those who want to vote online will have to register with the SEC. They will then be issued tamper-proof voter ID cards which they can use to cast their votes at the various e-smart kiosks. "We are also considering if we can create a facility under which the electors can cast their votes using their mobile phones," Goyal said.
The total number of voters in the BMC is 10 million.