General Elections and bye-elections 2026: Know Your Candidate’s educational qualifications and criminal antecedents using ECINET Platform

• ECINET is the Election Commission of India's (ECI) unified digital platform integrating 40+ earlier apps/portals (Voter Helpline, cVIGIL, Saksham, KYC, Voter Turnout etc.) into a single interface for citizens, candidates, parties and officials.
• The Know Your Candidate (KYC) module under ECINET's "Conduct of Elections" tab lets voters view candidates' educational qualifications, criminal antecedents, assets and liabilities and download the full Form 26 affidavit.
• Relevance: maps to GS-II (electoral reforms, role of ECI, transparency) and Prelims (constitutional bodies, SC judgments, e-governance).