Google rolls out “Know your candidates” Tool for Elections 2014
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Google has announced the launch of a new tool as part of its elections portal offering “google.co.in/elections” , called “Know Your Candidates”. The new tool will allow citizens to get easy access to the relevant information about political candidates contesting from their constituency and their incumbent Member of Parliament. This tool integrates publicly available information sourced from Indian organizations such as the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), PRS Legislative Research and Liberty Institute India. Commenting on the launch, Rajan Anandan, VP & Managing Director, Google India , said, “In the last five months, we have made a concerted effort to provide our users a one-stop destination for all their information needs for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. With the launch of this tool, we have added all the important information of the contesting candidates with the help of groups such as ADR and PRS Leg...