ECI invites citizens' suggestions on the ECINet app till 10 January
The Election Commission of India on 3 January 2026 invited citizens to download the ECINet app and send suggestions through it until 10 January 2026, ahead of the platform's official launch that month.
Summary
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on 3 January 2026 invited all citizens to download the ECINet app and send suggestions through its 'Submit a Suggestion' tab until 10 January 2026. The trial version of ECINet offers better voter services, quicker polling-percentage trends and publication of Index Cards within 72 hours of the close of polls, a task that earlier took weeks or months. ECINet was tried during the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 and bye-elections, and ECI said the platform would be officially launched in January.
Key facts
- Platform
- ECINet app, Election Commission of India
- Suggestions
- Via 'Submit a Suggestion' tab, till 10 January 2026
- Key feature
- Index Cards within 72 hours of close of polls
- Trial
- Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 and bye-elections
- Launch
- Official launch planned in January 2026
Practice MCQs 2 questions
According to ECI (January 2026), within how much time after the close of polls does the ECINet app enable publication of Index Cards?
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Correct answer: D — 72 hours
PIB (ECI): the trial versions of ECINet enable publication of Index Cards within 72 hours of the close of polls.
Consider the following statements about ECINet as described by the Election Commission in January 2026: 1. It was tried out during the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. 2. Citizens could submit suggestions through the app until 10 January 2026. 3. It had already been officially launched in 2024. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB (ECI): ECINet was tried in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 and suggestions were invited till 10 January 2026; the official launch was planned for January 2026, so statement 3 is wrong.