On ECINet platform, access for States can be switched off and on centrally: report
A recent audit suggests that the Election Commission of India's ECINet platform allows for the centralized disabling of state-level access. This finding has raised concerns among election commissioners regarding the platform's governance and transparency.
Why it matters
The centralization of electoral data platforms is a critical issue for democratic integrity and the balance of power between central and state election authorities.
On ECINet platform, access for States can be switched off and on centrally: report left The ECINET has a dedicated State Nodal Officer management area (create, manage, update) with a built-in disable action, according to the report, authored by Saurav Rajput, a data scientist and an alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Calcutta. ANI ANI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/iv8b8f/article71605252.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/20260122239L.jpg ANI New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, and other dignitaries launch ECINET at IICDEM-2026, in New Delhi on Thursday. (@ECISVEEP X/ANI Photo) The report assumes significance in view of objections raised by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over the centralisation of ECINet and the electoral roll database NEW DELHI ECINet, the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) comprehensive digital platform, has a feature through which viewing of enumeration form details is enabled State by State.
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