ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED POSTAL BALLOT SYSTEM (ETPBS)

July 21, 2019

Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) recorded 60.14% turnout during the recently concluded Lok Sabha Election 2019.

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Implementing agency: Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) is a Flagship IT Program of Election Commission of India (ECI).
What is it? Through this system the service voters cast their vote on an electronically received postal ballot, from anywhere outside their constituency, thus reducing the chances of losing the voting opportunity.
Who are service voters: Persons working in Central Forces under Arms Act and Government officials deployed in Embassies outside the country are classified as Service Voters and are provisioned for online enrolment.
Features: ETPBS is a fully secured system, having two security layers. Secrecy of voting is maintained through the use of OTP and PIN and no duplication of casted ETPB is possible due to the unique QR Code in the portal https://www. etpbs.in.
Significance: With the motto of “no voter to be left behind”, ETPBS has ensured all eligible service electors with their constitutional power to vote while performing their duty for the nation. Service Voter turnout in 2014 was only 4%.