Selfies to loo pics, click-happy citizens spam Election Commission's Vigil app in Odisha

Bhubaneswar | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

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The app became effective in Odisha on March 13.Among other things, people have posted selfies and photos of toilets, living rooms and bedrooms on the app. BHUBANESWAR: Of all the complaints received by the office of the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) on the Citizens' Vigil (cVigil) app, around 70 per cent are bogus. So far, 88 genuine complaints have been resolved, Tripathy said.Most of the bogus complaints are selfies; some people have posted pictures of children and animals and under-constructed roads. Many people are uploading selfies and other pictures just to check how the app works. "Around 70 per cent of the complaints uploaded on the cVigil app have been dropped..