The NIC Pondicherry Unit has developed an application package entitled "Election Information System (EIS)" to computerize some major electoral activities. The Information System, developed on the request of the Chief Electoral Officer of Pondicherry, is modular in nature and covers the following four areas :
- Polling Personnel Allotment - This module takes care of the allotment of over 4000 polling personnel to the 799 Polling Stations (PS) in the Union Territory through Random Number generation techniques.
- Polling Day Activities - This module absorbs the data of votes polled in the individual polling stations across all the Districts in the Union Territory and disseminate the details to the general public throughout Pondicherry. Data entry can be done on-line from the respective Returning Offices directly into the system at the NIC Unit. The details of votes polled (with gender break-up) along with their percentages can be calculated every thirty seconds and the query screens have been so designed to provide the latest information by refreshing the screens automatically.
Election Information System being used during Pondicherry Elections
- Counting Personnel Allotment - This module takes care of allotment of over 500 Personnel spread across 13 Halls in the counting centre through Random Number generation techniques.
- Counting Day Activities - This module absorbs the details of votes fetched by the candidates for each assembly segment and disseminates them to the general public.
This package was successfully used by the Pondicherry Government in the last Lok Sabha Elections.