You are here: silicon.com > Management > Law & Policy

Law & Policy

Spam deluge hits voters in India

All the texts and emails are a bit "irritating", apparently

By Andy McCue

Published: 21 April 2004 14:25 GMT

Indian voters are being spammed by email and text messages from rival political parties in the fiercely contested elections that began this week.

Ruling Hindu nationalist party the BJP and the opposition Congress are fighting the elections that will take place in several phases until almost the middle of May.

In the IT centres of Bangalore and Hyderabad - nicknamed Cyberabad by locals - voters have reported receiving floods of emails and text messages from the political parties.

This election marks the first in which political parties in India have been allowed to use advertising in their campaigns. Canvassing by text and email is one strand of their promotion.

One voter in Hyderabad told silicon.com that she had received several text messages to her mobile phone during the past week, especially from the Congress Party, and that she was "quite irritated" by them all.

She explained that the parties do deals with the mobile operators in India allowing them to send canvassing messages to all the subscribers of that operator.

Andy McCue reported from India

  1. Zones
  2. Management
  3. Networks
  4. Software
  5. IT Services
  6. Hardware
  1. Verticals
  2. Public Sector
  3. Financial Services
  4. Retail & Leisure

Mark Crichard Doing business with citizen developers: Beware the legal pitfalls Legal Eye: Make sure your business is protected from potential hazards

Tim Ferguson How CIOs can achieve post-recession success Q&A: McKinsey & Company on living in the 'new normal' business world


  • Jobs
Interim Head of Technical Operations / Service Delivery Project Director

Technical digital SLA engineering interim head Operations Service Delivery Programme manager SLA media multimedia 3rd parties hardware software ...

Campaign Analysis Manager - Credit Cards

Campaigns are run through various channels including statement messages, inserts, direct mail and outbound telephony. Credit Cards Campaigns` team ...

eMarketing Technical (SEO/SEM) Executive

Manage & implement specific marketing projects which are given to you, ensuring strong communication with all parties. Utilise analytical tools and ...

Agenda Setters 2009
Welcome to the ninth annual Agenda Setters poll – silicon.com's list of the top 50 most influential individuals in the technology and IT industries, from techies and CIOs to entrepreneurs and business leaders. Find out more in our latest special report.





Quick Sitemap Links: