Organisation : Election Commission of India (ECI)
Facility Name : ENCORE Counting Application
Applicable State/UTs : All India
Website : https://encore.eci.gov.in/ac/public/officer-login
Contents
What is ENCORE Counting Application?
The ENCORE counting application is an end-to-end application for returning officers to digitize the votes polled, tabulate the data each round-wise and then take out various statutory reports of counting.
Features of Counting Module
** Table wise entry of EVM Votes
** Round wise result dissemination to public portals
** Separate entry of postal votes.
** Multiple user to make table wise entry
How To Login To ENCORE Portal?
Officer Registration: Valid mobile number and email id of officers are required.
** ECI will register CEOs
** CEO then register all DEOs
** DEO then register all ROs
Officers will get the Registration link on email and OTP on mobile number to set the password
Application Preparation :
** Forgot password issue: ROs can use ‘Forgot password’ option to set a new password if forgotten.
** Reset password issue: CEO user can send link for reset password in case the RO user got changed or not able to use Forgot password option.
** Wrong user details: ROs and CEO office to ensure the details of users at AC and district level are correct. Form Printing, Result Panel issue.
** Wrong AC- DISTRICT mapping: Ensure it is correct and verified.
** Wrong Polling station data: ROs must take care that ENCORE use Polling station data from EMS. So it should be updated well before Poll else will reflect wrong in all ENCORE modules.
Pre-Counting Process
Round Set Up :
Enter the number of Rounds Scheduled for AC Enter number of Polling stations and Counting tables in AC.
Account Set Up:
Enter details of RO- Computer Assistant. Activate account and set password and PIN.
Table Assignment:
Returning officer need to assign tables to all the RO- Computer assistants and himself.
Counting Day Process
Table wise EVM Votes entry:
** Enter the Table wise EVM Votes.
** Print ‘Table wise Recording of Votes’ (TRV).
** Validate TRV and Submit.
** Repeat Step 1 to 3 till completion of Round.
Round Declaration:
** Validate RDF (Round Declaration Form) after completion of each round.
** Publish Round Result after data verification.
** Round wise Trends will be available on Results portal
Postal Ballot Votes Entry:
** Enter Postal ballot votes including ETPBS
** Postal Ballots votes can be edited any time during counting before finalisation
** Enter Rejected Votes.
Results Declaration:
** Verify Data from physical records, and Finalise.
** Enter the Winner Name and declare the Result.
** Download 21E & 21C and upload signed copy in encore (New suvidha).
What a Postal Ballot Contains?
Form 13C:
** This envelope that is received by the post with a pasted form 13C .
** This envelope contains the documents like Form 13 A, Form 13 B & Postal Ballot.
Form 13A:
** This is the declaration by the elector.
** Present inside the envelope of 13C.
** If the form 13A is missing in the postal ballot, the PB will be marked as invalid.
Form 13B:
** This envelope is kept inside of main envelope 13C.
** Contains the postal ballot and will be opened once it is marked as valid in pre-counting process.
** If missing in the main envelope, the PB will be marked as invalid.