e-DROP (electronically Deploying Randomly Officers for Polling) is a web based software developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) for the deployment of Polling Officials on a random basis from a pool of data collected through a decentralised online mechanism. The State Election Commission has successfully deployed this software during 2015 and 2020 General Elections to Local Self Government Institutions. The Commission has updated this web based software adding some new features with the assistance of NIC. The Commission hereby orders that the updated e- Drop software shall be instituted for the deployment of Polling Officials for the General Election to Local Self Government Institutions, 2025. 2) The following orders/guidelines/activity sequence/exemption criteria etc are also issued for the optimal utilisation of e-DROP in connection with General Election to Local Self Government Institutions, 2025. A4/27/2024-SEC 1/27933/2025 1. Government Offices/ Organizations/ Institutions from where data for randomisation is to be captured Details of employees working in Government Offices/Organisations/ Departments situated across the State are to be captured in e-DROP for creating the data pool of Polling Officials.
