Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections | Arappor Iyakkam launches mobile app for election

It will provide info about all candidates

The non-governmental organisation Arappor Iyakkam has launched a mobile application providing easy access to information on contestants from all the constituencies for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election. The app, which can be found on Android and iOS platforms under the title ‘Arappor Iyakkam - Empowering Citizens’, has a “Know your candidate” section in Tamil and English, providing details income, assets of and criminal cases (if any) against the candidates. Jayaram Venkatesan, convenor of the organisation, said that the intention was to help citizens make an informed choice before voting for a candidate. “Moreover, independent candidates do not get a level playing field with many people not knowing the names of independents in their constituencies. In the application, we have provided constituency-wise list of contestants and their symbols,” he said.