From Booths to Ballots: Understanding Electoral Roll Revisions & Voter Rights | Insights IAS Podcast

Electoral roll revision is under intense scrutiny. In this conversation, Vinay Sir (Emerging Political Leader & political activist + Founder & Director of Insights IAS), Manjunath Sir (Polity + Public Administration Optional Faculty), and Nikhil Gowda (PSIR Optional + Polity Faculty) unpack how the revision actually works on the ground, why errors persist, and the …

Electronic Voting Machine

Source: IE  Context: During the Haryana Assembly elections, Congress raised concerns about EVM battery life discrepancies, questioning why some EVMs showed 99% charge after polling About Electronic Voting Machine (EVM): Purpose: Portable device for conducting elections to the Parliament, State Legislatures, and local bodies, enabling electronic voting over traditional paper ballots. Key Features: Voting capacity: …

Remote voting for migrant workers: The plan the Election Commission of India (EC) has outlined

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies   Source: IE   Direction: The article covers Multi-Constituency Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM) – need, unique features, the voting process and issues raised by the EC itself.   Context: The EC announced that it has developed a prototype for a Multi-Constituency Remote …

Insights into Editorial: Many vulnerabilities: On using blockchains in electronic voting

    Introduction: Democratic voting is a crucial and serious event in any country. The most common way in which a country votes is through a paper based system, but is it not time to bring voting into the 21st century of modern technology? Digital voting is the use of electronic devices, such as voting …