Birth of a baby named VotesApp ?
Congratulations, Dr Shashank Goelji,
[ Chief Electoral Officer / ceo-telangana@eci.gov.in ]
A major electoral reform of getting 900 million Indian Voters to vote using their Smartphones, will depend upon the successful outcome of your experiment of eVoting on 20 Oct . Although, opposition to use of EVM, has more or less disappeared, we can expect any numbers of “ domain experts “ and political parties to cry, FOUL !
I am sure, the technical soundness of your trial is beyond questioning , but I urge you to spare no efforts in “ winning the trust “ of all the stakeholders concerned , by inviting them to participate / observe the entire process, TRANSPARENTLY , thereby winning a CONSENSUS
Wishing you all luck,
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 11 Oct 2021
Context :
Dry run of India’s first smartphone-based e-voting in Telangana district on Oct 20 / Indian Express
Extract :
The Telangana government on Wednesday announced it was ready to initiate the dry run of the country’s first smartphone-based e-voting system with a dummy election in the Khammam district.
Voters can register themselves on the smartphone-based application between October 8 and 18, and the dummy voting is to be held on October 20. The dry run is open for all citizens of the district.
The technical development was guided by an expert committee comprising Prof Rajat Moona, (moona@iitk.ac.in ). director of IIT Bhilai and technical advisor to ECI, and professors from IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi.
According to Jayesh Ranjan,
( secy_itc@telangana.gov.in / jayesh_ranjan@hotmail.com )
- principal secretary, (ITE&C department), artificial intelligence and blockchain are two of the most versatile emerging technologies that already empower many of Telangana’s GovTech projects. “We are glad to have supported Telangana State Election Commission in this initiative of building an eVoting solution for our citizens and especially those that may face challenges with physical voting with or without Covid-19 pandemic. The support and confidence of the election commission in such technologies is a testament to India’s growing strength in the field.”
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Readers interested in tracing my 9 YEAR old perseverance , may compare following :
Feature |
My suggestion : VotesApp
18 August 2013 / 18 Dec 2012
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Dry run of India’s first smartphone-based e-voting in Telangana district on Oct 20 / Indian Express 07 Oct 2021 TSEC eVote’ Android app |
Voting Device | Mobile Phone | Mobile Phone |
Design | Simple | Minimal |
Language | Not suggested | English and Telugu |
Help | Not suggested | tutorial videos - helpline number |
Tempering Prevention | An Android app which can be downloaded from Google Play / Android Zoom / GetJar and the official web site of Election Commission of India
All All tablet / smart phone manufacturers will be encouraged to pre-load VotesApp
| Ø binds a device ID and phone number to a specific citizen registration process Ø same device can be used during voting |
Monitoring / Controlling | Ø After login on first screen, user will be asked to select one option from
> Panchayat Election > Municipal Election > State Assembly Election > Lok-Sabha Election
Ø Upon selection, user will be presented with the list of candidates contesting , from which , he can select only one by ticking a checkbox. There will be also a choice , labeled “ None “
Ø A long press on a candidate’s name will display details of his declared assets as also his criminal record
Ø After ticking / selecting a candidate, voter will click on “ VOTE “ button, whereupon his vote gets registered and VotesApp gets inactivated
Ø Once a voter registers on Election Commission web site , he cannot go to a polling booth and vote physically
| Ø admin using a web portal Ø token-based decryption.
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Data Storage |
| entire data will be stored in the state data centres (SDCs) |
Voter Authentication | Ø Using this app , a voter can register at Election Commission web site, where he will enter the same data which he has submitted for his Aadhar card, including Aadhar card number (Unique Identification No) All Ø All of these details will be verified by Aadhar database
Ø Obviously , those who have not obtained their Aadhar card , will not be able to use VotesApp . They will need to visit nearest polling booth
Ø Upon correct verification , Aadhar Database will permanently link the person’s Aadhar number with the mobile number from which registration is done, and issue a Password
Ø An under aged person will not be allowed to register
Ø A person will be able to vote only from that mobile number
| three-factor authentication # Name Matching with Aadhaar, # Liveness Detection of Individual, and # Image Matching with EPIC Database (with up to 15~20-year-old records).
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secure the de-identified and encrypted votes |
| Blockchain (Distributed Ledger) technology, so that they are maintained as immutable records |
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32 E-MAILS ON THIS SUBJECT DURING PAST 9 YEARS :
2021 ( 2 )
# Booth App : Is that V 1.0 of VotesApp ?..................[ 09 Feb 2021 ]
# Lost Votes : Congrats to Best Tech Minds………………….[ 29 Jan 2021 ]
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2020 ( 7 )
# Vote from “ Workplace” ? How about from “ Any place “ ?....[ 22 Dec 2020 ]
# How about “ Sandbox for Mobile Voting “ ? ………………….[27 Nov 2020]
( for controlled trial in one constituency )
# First Step to VotesApp ?
( Phase wise implementation schedule )
# From “ Lost Votes “ to “ Remote Votes “ ? [ 12 Feb 2020 ]
# Slow and Steady ? Way Democracy Works [ 12 Mar 2020 ]
# Analysis Needed : Paralysis Avoided…………………
( – my earlier E Mail to Prof Rajat Moona )
# 408 Km vertical distance OK ? ………………………… [ 01 Nov 2020 ]
( see Ballotted [ info@
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2019 ( 3 )
# 100 % verification of VVPAT ? No problem ! [ 02 Apr 2019 ]
# VVPAT ? How about EVBAT ?
( leveraging Blockchain Technology )
# Dark Side of Democracy [ 08 Jan 2019 ]
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2018 ( 5 )
# Americans call it “ Voatz “
( Blockchain app https://voatz.com/ )
# Where is the need ?
# Block Chain for Voting ?
# Thank You, Shri Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay [ 19 Feb 2018 ]
# Simultaneous Polling
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2017 ( 3 )
# Poll Reforms : Time for a Consensus [ 2
# A Blue Print for VotesApp ?
# Electoral Reforms Capsule : A Bitter Pill ? [ 05 Feb 2017 ]
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2016 ( 7 )
# Reforming Elections and Lok Sabha [ 20 Dec 2016 ]
# One Nation, One Vote ?
# Filtering Candidate Information
# One Poll, One Time
# ROMP : A Panacea ? [ 06 Aug 2016 ]
# The Greatest Reform ? [ 12 June 2016 ]
# One day polling is possible [31 Mar 2016 ]
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2015 ( 2 )
# How to save Rs 5,511 crore ? [12 Dec 2015 ]
# Honey, I shrunk the EVM ! [21 Oct 2015 ]
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2014 ( 3 )
# All seasons are election seasons
# A Software Powerhouse ?
- Eliminate a Million Booths ?
# Sun never sets [ 01 Apr 2014 ]
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https://webrootsdemocracy.org/
https://toilostvoteschallenge.
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EC plans to do away with in-person verification for voter registration
( Hindustan Times / 11 Oct 2021 )
Extract :
Ø Electors will be allowed to file documents online, which will be then verified by the electoral watchdog. “Five or six core documents will be declared, and if voters agree to share those online, then there will be no need for booth-level worker verification,”
Ø The Commission is also working on a remote voting system, where people will be allowed to vote from a different state in case they can’t make it in time for the polls. A prototype of the system has already been seen by the Commission, but a final call on its viability will be taken only after consultation with political parties.
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