The Election Commission ( EC ) has announced four methods, including the ‘Smart Election Management BD’ app, to provide various information to voters in the 13th National Parliament Election. With the help of the app, voters will be able to know the name , number and location of their polling station from home by entering their National Identity Card ( NID ) number.
On Saturday, EC Public Relations Director Md . Ruhul Amin Mallick said that the app is available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Voters can easily view detailed information including the location of the polling station , pictures , distance to the center and map from their homes through it . bdnews24.com reported.
Ruhul Amin Mallick said that through the app, information about registered political parties , affidavits of candidates , various election-related information and election results will be available. The EC said that the EC has introduced four methods to find out polling stations and voter numbers.
Method 1 ( Smart Election Management BD App ): Go to this app and select ‘Thirteenth National Parliament Election’ from the dashboard. Then go to the ‘Find Voting Center’ option and input the NID number and date of birth to see the voter number , voter serial number , name and address of the polling center.
Method 2 ( Hotline number 105 ): Voters from anywhere in the country can call the hotline number 105 to find out their voter number and polling station information. After calling, press 9 to speak to the operator and get the information. The voter’s NID number and date of birth will be provided to the hotline. This service will be available from 6 am to 12 midnight every day.
Method 3 ( SMS to 105 ): Voters can go to their mobile’s message option and type ‘Chai Ghau’ and send an SMS to 105. The voter number and their polling station information will be provided in the return message.
Method 4 ( EC Website ): Voter number and polling station information can also be found using the Election Commission website. For this, you need to access the website ( www.poll.gov.in ) from any browser on your laptop , desktop computer or mobile . Then, by clicking on the ‘Polling Station’ menu on the website, you will get the option to search for polling stations .