PANJIM: The Chief Electoral Office in Goa is contemplating to make most election related processes, including complaints and applications for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, online.
The matter was discussed at length in a meeting convened by the Chief Electoral Officer on Monday in respect of Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Roll of intensive nature commencing from January 1, 2019 as qualifying date.
During the meeting, the Election Commission of India officials discussed on taking the processes related to the poll online.
“It was decided that all the applications for permission like that from deputy collector or police should go online. This would do away with the requirement of filing physical applications,” a party leader said, seeking anonymity.
The Bharatiya Janata Party was represented by Pundalik Raut Desai, Goa Forward Party sent its Vice President Durgadas Kamat, while Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party’s Executive President Narayan Sawant and Nationalist Congress Party’s spokesman Avinash Bhonsle were present.
Congress and Aam Aadmi Party remained absent.
