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ETPBS Full Form

ETPBS Full Form

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on May 29, 2023 05:53 PM IST

What is the full form of ETPBS?

ETPBS stands for Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System. It enables service voters to cast their vote. It is transmitted to service voters through electronic means that allow them to cast their vote on a postal ballot that has been electronically sent from anywhere outside their constituency. The Election Commission of India created it and looked over it. For the convenience of service voters, it was created. All eligible service electors now have full access to their constitutional right to vote while carrying out their duty as citizens because of ETPBS.

This approach, which has been put in place following the current postal ballot system, is a more straightforward choice for facilitating voter participation because it addresses the postal ballot's time-sensitive dispatch issue.

Features of ETPBS:

  1. Service voters can use the ETPBS service from anywhere, including outside their constituency.

  1. The system makes it easier to create voter service data from electoral roll data.

  1. It is simple, effective, and trouble-free.

  1. It has two layers of protection, making it a secure system.

  1. Downloading an encrypted Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot file requires an OTP.

  1. Because of the QR code, secrecy is preserved, and duplication is impossible.

  1. Decrypting, printing, and delivering ETPB all require a PIN.

Facts About ETPBS:

  1. The electronically transmitted postal ballot system was used to register Service voters' votes for the first time in the 2019 elections.
  2. 13,27,627 registered service voters were registered to vote in the 2014 General Election, and 18,02,646 service voters were able to register to vote in the 2019 General Elections due to ETPBS.
  3. For the 2019 General Elections, 18,02,646 postal ballots were electronically sent through the ETPBS. In return, 10,84,266 e-postal ballots were received, indicating a turnout of 60.14%. This was significantly higher than the 4% turnout of service voters in the 2014 General Election.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the aim of ETPBS?

The main aim of ETPBS is that no voter should be left behind.

2. What class of voters are eligible for ETPBS?

Service voters other than who opt for proxy voting (Classified service voters), the wife of a service voter who lives with him, overseas voters are eligible for ETPBS.

3. ETPBS is developed by?

ETPBS is developed by Election Commission of India with the help of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

4. When was ETPBS released?

ETPBS was released on 21 October 2016.

5. Who is a service voter for which ETPBS is created?

Those serving (outside the state) in Armed forces of Union, Member of Armed Police Force of a state, Government officer that is posted outside the country are included in service voters.

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