Kohima, August 28 (MExN): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to launch ‘Eronet’, a new portal/software for various activities like inclusion or deletion of names in electoral rolls, in Nagaland on August 30. The ECI has introduced Eronet for Electoral Roll management based on Unified National Photo Electoral Roll database which integrates the Electoral Roll at the National level.
This was informed in a press release from Abhijit Sinha (IAS), Chief Electoral Officer of Nagaland State. In this system, the inclusion, modification, deletion or transposition in the electoral rolls is done by filling and submitting Electoral Roll Forms. Forms can be submitted online through the National Voters' Service Portal (NVSP) http://nvsp.in, which shall be processed in the Eronet. Link to the NVSP portal is provided in the website of the Election Commission http://eci.nic.in and the website of the Chief Electoral Officer http://ceonagaland.nic.in. Offline Forms submitted in physical form to the ERO/ AERO/ BLO of his or her Assembly Constituency/ Polling Station shall be digitized, uploaded and processed in the Eronet.
All concerned officials have been trained at the State and District level for implementation of Eronet in Nagaland State, informed the press release from the Election Department of the Government of Nagaland. It also stated that Eronet has been envisioned keeping in mind the mandate of the Election Commission, that no voter be left behind irrespective of his language or physical ability.
“The system strives to make an applicant's entry in the Electoral Roll unambiguous and error free without much of a hassle,” claimed the Department. Further, it claimed that Eronet “brings in seamless processing of forms, easy handling of the databases, regular and simpler way of monitoring and maintaining the health of the Electoral Roll.”
