Dr. Avnish Jolly, 18th October, 2008 ; Very soon, voters in the New Delhi would be able to access their electoral details by just sending an SMS, an aide to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer and Voters would be able to receive all polling details like name, age, address, name and number of assembly constituency and polling booth information by sending their Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number via SMS. "At least three companies have approached the Delhi’s chief electoral officer for this system till now," an official said.
One of the companies who have approached the electoral office is Rajasthan Electronics and Instrument (REIL). "It also made a presentation before the officials of the chief electoral office-Delhi yesterday. RIEL is running a similar project in Rajsthan," the official disclosed.
The final decision has not yet been taken and these service would be available free of cost.