Congress launches digital platform to monitor electoral rolls and verify voter data

JAIPUR — In a bid to counter alleged vote theft and monitor electoral rolls, the national leadership of the Congress party has launched a centralized digital platform named the ‘Vote Rakshak App’.

The application was launched by Congress National General Secretary (Organization) K.C. Venugopal during a virtual meeting with state Congress chiefs. The centralized network is designed to allow the party’s central war room to monitor complaints and activities from across the country, while state-level war rooms will oversee region-specific inputs.

In Rajasthan, the party has mobilized its grassroots structure to support the initiative. State Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra stated that 52,000 booth presidents across the state will be designated as ‘Vote Rakshaks’ (vote protectors). These officials previously served as booth-level agents during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) programme. Dotasra noted that a virtual meeting will soon be held to brief all state booth presidents on the application’s functioning.

According to party officials, the initiative aims to verify electoral lists thoroughly following irregularities noted during the SIR process. The application enables citizens and workers to flag suspicious entries, including cases where eligible voters’ names were allegedly removed, individuals incorrectly marked as deceased, or an abnormal concentration of voters registered at a single address.

Citizens can also record and upload video statements to the platform confirming they are alive if their names were erroneously struck off the voter lists. Users can access the platform by searching for the application online and entering their mobile number to submit grievances or check the status of existing complaints. There is no set deadline for the campaign.

Rajasthan Congress War Room In-charge Jaswant Gurjar said that while the state has 64,000 designated booth committees, 52,000 are currently active, and efforts are underway to fully constitute the remaining units. Gurjar emphasized that the strategy extends beyond digital tools, aiming to deploy grassroots workers for on-ground verification of electoral rolls and ensure timely reporting of discrepancies to authorities.