In a democracy, transparency matters and the voter needs to feel that his/her grievances are being heard. In a democracy as huge as India’s, the voting process can entail a number of issues on which the voter may want to have some queries answered.
The Bihar elections are scheduled to take place in 3 phases and citizens may require to call a helpline to clarify their doubts or seek guidance in the process.
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Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar has conveyed the setting up of a Voter Helpline. During this entire process, whatever queries or grievances you may have should be answered. The Election Commission has set up a dedicated helpline for you be accessed.
How to call the Voter Helpline
Step 1 – Dial 1950 for access to your local Voter Helpline – You may have to dial your local STD code before 1950.
Step 2 – Here’s the address of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar – The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar is situated at 7, Sardar Patel Marg, Mangles Road, Patna – 800015
Step 3 – Citizens can call the Voter Helpline, the number is 1950 – Now any citizen from any part of the country can call on the toll-free in English or Hindi with any query or complaint at any time of the day.
Step 4 – Your queries may span the various aspects of Electoral process – Your calls may pertain to various subjects such as elections, voting dates, EPIC, electoral roll, online registration and lodge a complaint by simply dialling into the toll-free no.
Step 5 – Helpline also works two-way – Your voter helpline can also work the other way. Election executives also make outbound calls for educating the electors and spreading voter awareness.
Step 6 – The SMS mode to Bihar Voter Helpline –
SMS space to 1950 (EPIC stands for Electors Photo Identity Card also commonly known as a Voter ID card). Example – If your EPIC is 12345678 then SMS ECI 12345678 to 1950
SMS space to 1950 (EPIC stands for Electors Photo Identity Card also commonly known as a Voter ID card). Example – If your EPIC is 12345678 then SMS ECI 12345678 to 1950
Step 7 – Visit Voter Portal – The voter portal URL is https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/dashboard. You can choose (from a neatly laid out menu) the reason why you clicked this website. This is an open and unified interface for citizens who wish to make online requests
Step 8 – Use the App Mode – From the bottom right corner, you can download the Voter Helpline App by scanning the code, which is also available through Google Play Store and App Store.
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