Election Commission of India has launched a new mapping service which would allow the voters to locate their polling booth online along with the roads leading to it with the help of satellite maps provided by Google.
The Facility would be rolled out for the voters of Himachal PRadesh and Delhi where elections are due next month.
The commission’s website, www.eci.nic.in, has added a new tab – Information Linked to Polling Station Maps, which enables people to avail polling station maps online.
The same can also be accessed online at  www.eci-polldaymonitoring.nic.in
“Polling station locations of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh have already been plotted on maps and can be seen by citizens when they visit the concerned page on the website of Election Commission of India,” said an official statement by the commission.
According to the commission, polling station maps for the rest of India are being plotted and will be available on the website soon.
“On the page, citizens will see the names of states for which maps of polling stations are available. They can select district, assembly constituency and polling station names from drop down lists and click a button to see polling station locations of the selected area on the map viewer on the page,” it added.
Users can activate the satellite image layer and even see the polling station buildings and the roads leading to it.
“There is also a link provided for electoral rolls. On clicking this link, electoral roll for that polling station opens up and can be saved by the user on his local computer and also printed from the local computer,” it said.