India, May 6 -- LUCKNOW The State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday successfully trialed a facial registration system (FRS) app designed to eliminate duplicate voting. Slated for a massive statewide rollout during the upcoming panchayat polls, dates for which are yet to be decided, the technology was tested during the nagar panchayat bypolls in Katra (Shahjahanpur district) and Fazilnagar (Kushinagar district).

"We are ready to run the app on all our 2.20 lakh booths for the panchayat polls. After today's trial, we will work on server speed," said RP Singh, state election commissioner (panchayat and local bodies), UP. The final voter list for the polls is being prepared by the SEC and is due on June 10.

The app was developed in eight...