Poll Monitoring System as the name suggests is a System which facilitates efficient monitoring of the Polls on the day of election. The system operates in a total connected architecture. The complete PMS Hardware KIT required at each Polling Station for the implementation of PMS is as follows;

1 Netbook PC – 1 No

2 Finger Print Reader – 1 No

3 Web camera – 1 No

4 USB Dongle – 1 No

With the Voter Facilitation Center , additionally implemented, another Netbook PC is required. The software is installed on a notebook PC which is connected to a FPR and a Web camera for the biometric recording of the Voters additionaly a USB Dongle is connected to the system for continous streaming of data. The system is loaded with the complete data of the part for the Polling Station. When a voter arrives at the Polling Station his/her identification is established by simply keying in the srno. The system stores all possible categories of information about the voter which includes data about Prisoner, Physically handicapped , Dead Voters, Shifted etc. The system facilitates capturing data about challenged votes, votes not casted under 49(O) and 49(M), Tendered Votes and Companion Voter details. Also details on voters with EPIC and Non-EPIC are captured in the system.

  Once the voter identity is established the system allows capturing of Biometric Info of the Voter using FPR and Web Camera. By default the system considers the identified voter as voted in case of any voter not casting the vote under 49(O) and 49(M) the same is recorded on the system.

  The system generates all possible reports for the Election including 17A, 17B and 17C. Additionally the system continuously shows count on EPIC, Non EPIC, Male, Female , Tendered Votes and Voters count based on age group is displayed. Other MIS reports like counts based on Physically handicapped, age group, 49(O), Tendered Votes etc can be generated from the system.

  The implementation of PMS has not only helped reduce the work load but is a concept which can reduce the manpower utilization at the polling station as Identification done by the PO-1 and duties of PO-3 can be done by the PO-2 using a single system. With PMS the system can be implemented with One PO-2 one Peon and the Presiding Officer. The system was developed to have an online system wherein the live count in various categories could be viewed online across the State Wide Area Network through a secured application.

  Poll Monitoring System was introduced in Valpoi Bye Poll 2010 in stand alone mode and a fully connected PMS was tried and tested sucessfully in CCP elections of March 2011.

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