Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Bihar to Launch Mobile-Based E-Voting for Upcoming Elections
Bihar is starting mobile phone voting for some people.
This means instead of going to a voting place, people can vote on their phones using a special app.
The app uses cool technology like face scans to make sure only the right people vote.
It's for people who have trouble getting to the voting places, such as those who are sick, older, or move around for work.
The goal is to help more people vote and make it easier for them.
Bihar will introduce mobile-based e-voting for municipal and urban local body elections.
Eligible voters can cast votes remotely via an Android-based smartphone app.
The e-voting system includes blockchain integration, liveness detection, and facial recognition.
It is designed for voters facing difficulties reaching polling booths, such as migrant labourers and the elderly.
The initiative aims to increase voter turnout and make the electoral process more inclusive.
- Who
- Eligible voters, especially those facing difficulties reaching polling booths.
- What
- Bihar is introducing mobile-based e-voting.
- When
- Beginning with municipal and urban local body elections on June 28.
- Where
- Bihar, India.
- Why
- To increase voter turnout and make the electoral process more inclusive.
- E-voting Method
- Mobile Application
- Targeted Users
- Voters facing difficulties reaching polling booths
- App Development
- C-DAC and Bihar State Election Commission
- Security Features
- Blockchain, liveness detection, facial recognition
- Registration
- 10,000 voters registered