Election Commission seems ready for techno-savvy next generation
New Delhi, March 22: The number of people in India who have access to the Internet and social media has also grown significantly since the last elections, in 2014, and similarly, this time a lot of political parties are 'fighting the battle' on platforms like Twitter itself.
The Lok Sabha Elections, which is scheduled to be held in seven phases from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha of India, is drawing nearer.
As more people turn to the platform, you can now ask your voting process related questions to the Election Commission of India directly on Twitter.
After an app and a helpline number to answer your queries, the organizing body is now on Twitter with the handle: @ECISVEEP
Using their hashtag, #DeshKaMahaTyohar, they've even started posting their educational and informational videos to spread voter awareness.
Ensuring that no Voter is left behind!#Goverify SMS <EPIC>space <EPIC No> to 1950 to check your details on Voter List or Call Voter Helpline 1950.
If you are not registered #GoRegister on https://t.co/Y7f9in4Z62 so that you are not left out from #DeshKaMahaत्यौहार pic.twitter.com/QdGmekpswl
— ECI #DeshKaMahaTyohar (@ECISVEEP)
The first publicly available internet service in India was launched by state-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) on 14 August 1995. As of 31 December 2018, India had a population of 130 crore people (1.3 billion), 123 crore (1.23 billion) Aadhaar digital biometric identity cards, 121 crore (1.21 billion) mobile phones, 44.6 crore (446 million) smartphones, 56 crore (560 million) internet users up from 481 million people (35% of the country's total population) in December 2017, and 51 per cent growth in e-commerce.