The Election Commission of India had entrusted Srei Sahaj e-Village Limited with the task of webcasting in the bye elections of 89 – Aathgarh Assembly Constituency in Odisha.
The webcasting of the polling proceedings of the 10 sensitive polling stations were held on 18.03.2012, repolling in Sunthipal on 20.03.2012 and that of the Counting Center, Sub-Collector's Office, Aathgarh on 21.03.2012.
The polling booths were technically adjusted to conduct the webcast. Each of the booths housed a laptop and a web camera. The web cast was conducted and managed by the Sahaj VLEs, IT engineers, managers and executives. It was a challenge for Sahaj as these districts have a poor IT infrastructure and electricity back up, the basic requirements for webcast.
However, owing to its strong infrastructure base and advanced technology in rural India, Sahaj was able to cover the entire event.
