Shashi Tharoor urges election body to withdraw ECINet software
Indian politician Shashi Tharoor has called on the election body to cancel its ECINet website and app, which are used to publish real-time election-result updates and by election officials. The supplied NDTV material does not include his specific objections or the commission’s response.
Shashi Tharoor has urged India’s election body to cancel its ECINet software, NDTV reports. The ECINet website and app are used to disseminate real-time updates on election results to the public. The portal is also used by election officials, according to the supplied material.
Tharoor described the software as disastrous and called for its withdrawal. The report provided does not explain the problems he identified, whether his concerns relate to reliability, security or another issue, or when he made the request. The available material also does not include a response from the election body, say whether the website or app experienced an outage or error, or indicate whether officials plan to replace or modify the system.
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