Out of total 670 voters registered for e-voting(voting through internet) in Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation election, 517 actually cast their votes. Thus the percentage of e-voting has been noticed 77.16%. Gujarat Election Commission had introduced e-voting last year in civic polls in the state.

E-voting procedure:

– Citizens can register online via the SEC website and choose if they intend to vote from their own PC or through an e-Booth. SEC officials will visit to verify the voter’s credentials and take his signatures in physical form.

– After the citizen’s application gets approved, he receives a user name and password on his e-mail i.d and registered mobile number. He is then able to activate his account and choose a new password.

– On Voting day, registered citizens are able to login to their account, and vote online through a digital ballot paper. Note that voting has to be done through the same computer which was used for activating the account. For additional verification, an SMS passcode is sent to their registered mobile number, which has to be entered during online voting. The passcode is valid for 5 minutes and can be re-generated in case of failure, a maximum 2 times. An encrypted receipt is issued after successful voting.

– Voters choosing e-Booths just need to go to their nearest e-Booth with a photo i.d and vote online.

The SEC’s online voting website also links to presentations (including one by TCS which has the ‘Confidential’ label on all slides) explaining the e-Voting system.