Booth lists yes, electoral roll personal data no
If you are evaluating a voter list app for a campaign, know this first: Bharat Survey does not import, search or store electoral roll personal data in version 1. We work with the booth list you supply, meaning part numbers, booth names, buildings and voter counts. On top of that sit booth committees, daily reports, verified door-to-door surveys and a war room board. For individual voter details, the Election Commission's own services are the right source.
- Booth master from your CSV: part no., booth, counts
- No names, EPIC numbers or addresses loaded
- Surveys record consenting respondents only
- ECI search for individual voter lookups
The difference decides your legal exposure and what happens to the data after polling day.
Booth list (we use)
Aggregate data about places
- Part number and booth name
- Building and area
- Voter counts: male, female, other
- Coordinates you pin
- Booth rating and past margins you enter
Voter list (we do not import)
Personal data about people
- Names and relative names
- EPIC numbers
- Age and gender per person
- House numbers and addresses
- Photos in some roll formats
Our view
Booth master per assembly constituency
Upload booths as a CSV from your records, including part number, name, building, area and voter counts by gender. Pin locations manually. Group booths into mandal or shakti kendra clusters if your organisation works that way.
- CSV upload
- Manual pins
- Optional grouping
Survey responses with consent
When surveyors visit households, respondents answer a questionnaire after consent. Results are aggregated by booth and ward, and each record carries location evidence. Personal details are collected only where the form asks and the respondent agrees.
- Consent screen
- Booth-level results
- Five location states
Hello, I am Ram Kumar. This survey is run by Sample Organisation. Purpose: to learn about amenities in your area. It is voluntary, and you can say no at any time.
Booth rating and reports
Rate booths A to D with reasons, collect daily booth reports and see report compliance on the war room board.
- A/B/C/D with history
- Daily reports
- Silent booth alerts
When a worker needs to confirm one voter's name, part number or polling station, the Election Commission's electoral search and the Voter Helpline app are the reliable options. They show the current roll, including recent additions and deletions a campaign copy would miss.
State Chief Electoral Officer websites publish roll PDFs by assembly constituency and part. Those are published for electoral purposes; using them to build a commercial database raises questions under the rules on roll use and under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Why we left it out of version 1
Our product plan lists voter roll import as not in v1 for legal reasons. Roll parsing tools exist, and some campaign apps are built entirely around them. We chose to spend version 1 on verification, booth organisation and survey quality instead.
Official lookups
- electoralsearch.eci.gov.in
- voters.eci.gov.in
- Voter Helpline app
- State CEO roll PDFs
Where am I weak, booth by booth?
- Booth ratings
- Survey results by booth
Who is responsible for which part of my booth?
- Page ranges as numbers
- Light role, no seat
Which areas do I cover today?
- Assigned areas
- Offline forms
Ask the vendor
- Where does the roll data come from?
- Who can export it, and is that logged?
- How is it deleted after the election?
- What consent covers added phone numbers?
Ask your legal adviser
- Current ECI instructions on roll use
- Duties under the DPDP Act, 2023
- Rules on caste or religion data
- Model Code of Conduct period limits
Ask your team
- Do we need names, or booth numbers?
- Who will keep the list current?
- What happens to workers' phones afterwards?
- Is the official search enough?
Not the right fit if
- You need the electoral roll searchable in the app
- You want voter slips or family-wise lists
- You want to add phone numbers to voter records
- You want caste or religion tagging of voters
A good fit if
- Booth-level organisation and ratings
- Verified door-to-door surveys
- Daily booth reports and war room
- Campaigns that want to limit personal data risk
मतदाता सूची ऐप (हिंदी)
यही जानकारी हिंदी में।
Learn moreBooth management
Booth master, committees and war room.
Learn moreबूथ मैनेजमेंट (हिंदी)
बूथ प्रबंधन हिंदी में।
Learn morePanna pramukh app
Page-range roles without roll data.
Learn moreKaryakarta app
Worker roles and reports.
Learn moreVoter slip app
Why we do not generate slips.
Learn moreStraight answers to the questions people ask most about this topic.
Can I upload the voter list PDF for my constituency?
No. Version 1 does not accept electoral roll PDFs or voter-level data. You can upload a booth list with part numbers, booth names and aggregate voter counts, which is enough for booth organisation and survey planning.
Where do the voter counts per booth come from?
From your own records, typically the summary figures published with the roll for each part. You enter or upload them; we do not fetch or verify them automatically, so check them against the official source.
How do surveyors know which houses to visit without a list?
Surveyors are assigned booths, wards or villages and follow a sampling instruction, such as every nth house from a starting point. Location evidence confirms the interview happened in the assigned area.
Will roll import come later?
It is not in version 1, and we have not committed to adding it. Any future feature would need a clear legal basis and strong data controls. This page will be updated if our position changes.
Send a booth list for one assembly constituency. We will show the booth grid, committees and a sample war room board.