Google India, in association with Hindustan Times Media, has launched Google.co.in/LokSabha2009, an online elections centre that showcases a wide range of information pertaining to the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections, in English and Hindi. The website is also available at HindustanTimes.com/LokSabha2009, and LiveMint.com/LokSabha2009 in English and at LiveHindustan.com/LokSabha2009 in Hindi.
According to Google, the websites allow voters to study and analyse their candidates, constituencies and election-related issues ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. The websites also allow voters from across the country to confirm their voter registration status, discover their polling location, view their constituency on a map, read relevant election-related news, blogs and quotations and also watch election-related videos.
Developed in collaboration with leading NGOs (non-governmental organizations) such as Association for Democratic Reforms; Indicus Analytics; Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy; Liberty Institute; and PRS Legislative Research, the initiative aims to create an atmosphere in which Indian citizens actively seek and utilize important information about their democracy.
Keeping in mind our global mission of organizing the worlds information and making it universally accessible and useful, we have created this elections centre to highlight some of the most important information available to voters in India today, Shailesh Rao, managing director, Google India, has said, adding, Being an informed voter is a prerequisite for the healthy functioning of Indias democracy.
Sanjoy Narayan, editor-in-chief, Hindustan Times Media, has said, General elections in India are always complex. Keeping that in mind, this election coverage not only gives you a comprehensive and broad brush of news stories but also keeps you sharp and informed about all the issues that we face today.
This time the 18 to 35 age group accounts for almost 40 per cent of the electorate. This chunk of young voters is good with technology and wants to make sure they elect the right people. Thats why an election website partnered between Hindustan Times and Google can be such a powerful tool in helping them make their vote count, Sanjoy Narayan has added.
Click here to Visit Lok Sabha 2009 Elections Google Site
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