EC Introduces "Know Your Candidate" for Lok Sabha Polls...

S Venkateshwari
EC Introduces "Know Your Candidate" for lok sabha Polls...


The election commission of india made a cunning move to empower voters in advance of the 2024 lok sabha elections by releasing the "Know Your Candidate" wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital application. people would be able to use this information to better inform themselves and the candidates they support. By giving voters useful information on the criminal histories, assets, and liabilities of politicians running for office in their various constituencies, this cutting-edge mobile app seeks to empower voters.

"Thanks to a new smartphone application we created, voters may now look up a candidate's criminal background before casting their vote for a lok sabha seat. The program is called "Know Your Candidate," or "KYC," according to Chief election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, who made this announcement during a news conference to reveal the schedule for the 2019 General Elections. According to the polling organization, voters will be able to use the app to independently verify facts about the candidates seeking office in their district and make knowledgeable decisions in order to exercise their democratic rights. The Know Your Candidate (KYC) app is available for download on the apple App Store and google Play Store.

The lok sabha elections will be held in seven phases starting on april 19 and the results will be announced on june 4, the election commission announced on Saturday. Voting in kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir will take place in five phases. Over 97 crore voters are eligible to vote in the lok sabha elections, according to Chief election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, who also urged everyone to "get inked." There are 97.8 crore eligible voters in total, 49.72 crore of whom are men and 47.1 crore of whom are women, according to the CEC. He claims that 1.82 crore people are voting for the first time. In the last 11 state elections, he said, there were seldom any re-elections; the proceedings were peaceful, devoid of violence, and they would be even better in the future.






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