Staqu deploys JARVIS to facilitate automated vote counting for Bihar Panchayat polls – Times of India

Staqu has announced that it has joined hands with the Bihar State Election Commission to automate the vote-counting amid the ongoing phases of the Bihar Panchayat polls. Staqu will deploy JARVIS, Staqu’s proprietary Video Analytics system powered by advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, to count votes directly from the camera by monitoring the EVMs’ (Electronic Voting Machines) screens at the counting center.
Equipped with Video Management Software (VMS) and Video Analytics (VA) technologies, JARVIS integrates itself with the existing CCTV cameras at a every counting location to enable smart monitoring and analytics. During the Bihar Panchayat Polls, JARVIS will validate the vote obtained by each of the candidates seen in EVM machine and can verify with the result on election commission’s website and alert in case of any discrepancy. This is the first time that AI is being deployed for vote counting at elections in the country.
Staqu has also partnered with several other government bodies, law enforcement agencies, private players and academic institutions. It claims to be currently working with over 50 organizations, including NITI Aayog, the Indian Army, eight police forces in India and the Middle East, and private organizations such as Tata Projects, Larsen & Toubro, Microsoft, Embassy group, Rebel foods etc.
“Staqu has been committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve real-world problems, ensure there is top-notch security, and automate tasks that were previously done manually to save time and cost and avoid any errors/discrepancies. We are thrilled to be associated with the Bihar State Election Commission to integrate JARVIS with the CCTV cameras at the counting booth during the ongoing elections. We look forward to bolstering the security and accuracy of the vote-counting till the time the elections come to an end,” Atul Rai CEO and co-founder Staqu said.