SIR: Not even 0.5% submit enumeration forms online amid website glitches
Voters in Karnataka are struggling to submit enumeration forms online due to technical glitches and server issues on the ECINet portal. Procedural hurdles, such as mandatory mobile number linking to EPIC cards, have further hindered the process.
Why it matters
Inefficient digital infrastructure for voter registration can disenfranchise citizens and undermine the integrity of electoral roll revisions.
Even 13 days after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) began across Karnataka, not even 0.5% of voters have submitted their enumeration forms online.
Voters have complained of continuous glitches and server issues on the ECINet portal, making the online process difficult. As of 6 p.m. on Sunday, only 0.41% of the forms were submitted online. Captcha failures, slow browser response and repeated errors have been reported by those attempting to fill the forms online.
In the past one week between July 5 and July 12, online submissions jumped only by 0.23%.
Many voters told The Hindu that they turned to the online portal because they were yet to receive the physical enumeration forms. Some said they had upcoming travel plans or demanding work schedules and wanted to complete the process early. Others said they preferred the English version available online, as the physical forms are available only in Kannada.
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