The Election Commission of India has provided new facility for citizens to get information about Polling Stations. Electoral Rolls and Election Officers’ names and contact phone numbers on maps in the State on the website of the Commission www.eci.nic.in.
For knowing the Polling Station location on map, citizens shall click the tab named “Information Linked to Polling Station Maps” provided on the left hand side panel of the website of the Commission. On opening of the page, citizens can see the names of States for which maps of polling stations are available. Citizens can select State, District, Assembly Constituency and Polling Station name for drop down lists and click the “Click Here” button provided on right side of the page, to see polling station location of the selected area on the map.
Polling Station locations are visible as pins dropped on the map for each Polling Station. On clicking on the pin, a balloon opens up showing the name and mobile number of the Chief Electoral Officer, District Election Officer, Electoral Registration Officer and Booth Level Officer. There is also a link (Click here for electoral roll) provided for Electoral Roll. On clicking this link, Electoral Roll for that Polling Station opens up in PDF format and can be saved by the user on his local computer and also printed from the local computer.
It is also possible to zoom into any point on the map to increase the magnification by either double clicking on the map or by increasing the magnification on the left side on the map viewer. Users can activate the satellite image layer and even see the Polling Station buildings and the roads leading to it.
A link to the above page has also been provided on CEO’s website www.ceoandhra.nic.in with a tab “Information Linked to Polling Station Maps” on left side of the home page. All the citizens/electors and political parties can use this facility for active participation in the electoral process. (NSS)