ECIs ECINET Blocks 6.8M Cyber Attacks in State Polls

The Election Commission of India announced Wednesday that its integrated digital platform, ECINET, ensured smooth and secure operations during the recent assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry, blocking nearly 6.8 million malicious cyber attacks on counting day.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar highlighted ECINET's performance during a briefing in New Delhi. The platform repelled the attacks, which originated from both within India and overseas and targeted key systems including the results portal. These included denial-of-service and bot attacks, according to an official ECI statement. Polling occurred over three days, April 9, 23, and 29, generating over 983 million hits on ECINET. On counting day, May 4, the platform handled an average of 30 million hits per minute.

ECINET, launched officially in January 2026 after a beta test during the November 2025 Bihar assembly elections, has surpassed 100 million downloads. It consolidates more than 40 existing ECI apps and portals, providing unified services for voters and officials, from real-time monitoring to electoral roll revisions.

A key security innovation was the nationwide...