State of Gujarat pioneers Internet elections in India

Scytl, a premier provider of secure remote voting technology worldwide, has announced that it has successfully conducted the first Internet elections in the Indian State of Gujarat. This is a major step in India's electoral history as citizens were able to vote through the Internet for the first time ever.

The State of Gujarat is using Scytl's Internet voting technology with the aim to boost voter participation and avoid traditional long queues. The first binding trial was carried out in September 2010 and online voting was successfully used for the second time last month, during Gandhinagar's Municipal Corporation elections, where 77,16% of registered evoters cast their vote electronically - either from home or from e-voting booths.

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State of Gujarat pioneers Internet elections in India