Election Commission warns against online voting rumour

Date Published: March 27, 2019 Last Updated: March 27, 2019
Summary

The Election Commission has urged voters to not believe messages received on Whatsapp which claim that people can vote online. ECI spokesperson Sheyphali Sharan took to Twitter to alert citizens about the spread of a 'fake message' which claimed that Indian passport holders can vote online in 2019. She clarified that one can only apply for voter registration online.

Highlights:
  • The online portal http://nvsp.in portal can only be used for voter registration apart from other online tasks such as address change on voter ID.