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Election Commission provides state-wise complaint redressal mechanism
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS) In view of the ongoing elections in several states, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has, on Thursday, issued instruction to provide a Complaint Redressal Mechanism in the respective states.
According to the ECI, the main objective of this IT platform is to provide the following:
i. Manage the complaints being received through call centres/telephone/online/fax/ post /paper complaints/in person in an integrated way and a time bound manner.
ii. Inform the complainants about the status of receipt and disposal of complaints.
State-wise steps being undertaken by the Commission are as follows:
In Assam, the complaints will be received through (i) toll free number 1950, (ii) online application ‘SAMADHAN’ available at district websites with URL http://election.cloudapp.net/
In Kerala, e- Pariharam has been launched to facilitate lodging complaints online. Complainants can also visit Akshaya Centres (CSC) and use helpline numbers. Complainants will receive SMS alerts while lodging as well as at the time of disposal of complaints. Photos/videos can be uploaded as part of complaints. The URL of website is: http://e-pariharam.kerala.gov.
In Tamil Nadu, apart from paper, phone, e-mails, online modes of complaint receipt, the complaints will also being received through Facebook, twitter etc. The option for lodging online complaint is available on website of CEO, Tamil Nadu: http://www.elections.tn.gov.
In West Bengal the IT platform is available at the URL: http://election.cloudapp.net/
In Puducherry, CEO - Puducherry has established 24x7 helpline call centre with 5 dedicated trunk lines under supervision of an officer of Tehsildar level. Complaints are also being received through SMS, Whatsapp (8903331950), e-mail etc. The online complaints registering mechanism is also available for the use of public.
The Election Commission of India has said that it aims to ensure that complaints at all level are properly addressed and timely redressed and the entire election process is made smooth, hassle free, transparent and effective.
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