Now, IT As A Tool For Politicians

• Company offers a range of information to leaders to plan election strategies
• In-depth analysis of strengths and weaknesses of parties will be provided to interested users
• IT Grids (India) has updated grassroots level information of six States

Hyderabad,  Apr 25 : Advances in Information Technology sector have influenced all sections of society, except for players in political arena where only a handful of leaders are seen as tech-savvy.

But the day is not far when it will become mandatory for politicians of all hues to leverage emerging technologies for the good of their constituents to stay ahead in the competition.

Keeping in view the technology vacuum in political scene, Hyderabad-based IT Grids (India) has come up with a first of its kind tool for elected representatives to keep track of developments in their respective constituencies and plan strategies accordingly.

The website launched by the company, www.partyanalyst.com, offers a whole range of information to MLAs and other elected representatives about their constituencies which are key to planning their election strategies.

The site has been designed to offer information like the number of voters at the village level, caste composition in particular area, women factor and the asset position of the contesting candidates.

In-depth analysis of strengths and weaknesses of political parties will be provided to interested users, of course with a charge that would be decided on the basis of the kind of information the candidate needs.

“In Andhra Pradesh, for instance, there are certain constituencies where the Congress had never won in the past 30 years. We offer analysis of the circumstances in such constituencies and the reasons why the party has not fared well in such areas,” IT Grids Technical Director Ashok Dakavaram said.

The MLAs or aspirants could be in constant touch with their cadre and influencing people of the constituency to keep track of the requirements of specific localities, status of applications received and the issues that should be addressed to district and State level officials.

“MLAs may not be present in their constituencies every time, but they can utilise services of a section of educated people among their supporters to update information periodically so that they can take up the case at appropriate forum,” he said.

Information given by the Election Commission and the respective local authorities was the primary source of data, but people can use the website as social networking site to upload their grievances.

The company has updated grass root level information of six States – Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam, West Bengal and Kerala – so far and the database would be extended to other States in the coming days.

“A major chunk of content can be accessed free of charge, but we have decided to adopt commercial approach for specialised services like analyses of various factors,” Mr. Ashok said.