Surat: Citizens not eager to sign up for e-voting

Surat Citizens are not eager to sign up for e-voting. Only 30 voters came forward to fill forms to register themselves for e-voting at city civic centres of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in last five days.The State Election Commission (SEC) will go ahead with its plan for e-voting during the municipal corporation elections, reports The Times Of India.

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It seems there are no takers for e-voting system in the upcoming civic body polls. Reason: Only 30 voters have come forward to fill up special form to register themselves for e-voting at city civic centres of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) in last five days.

Official sources said the distribution of special application forms for e-voting started on August 2 and the last date of form submission is August 16. Till now, only 30 forms have been filled in different municipal zones for online or e-voting in the civic polls.

The State Election Commission (SEC) will go ahead with its plan for e-voting during the municipal corporation elections in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar this year.

Sources said as per instruction from SEC, the e-voting centres will be set up in Adajan and other places for facilitating the electorates to cast e-votes. Others having internet facilities at home or office can avail the e-vote facilities as well.

"All those who register as e-voters can come and e-vote from these centres, irrespective of wards to which they belong," a senior SMC officer said.

He added, "We are planning to launch a drive in the city to include more and more electorates in the e-voting project. It is for their own benefit as they do not have to visit the polling booths to cast their votes, but just have to click a button on their personal computers."