Meet Kapil Bhaskar, a 12th-grade student from Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Mylapore, Chennai, who created a website Neeyosi.com to share the details of the candidates standing for the election.
He noticed that information on the financial, educational, professional, and criminal records is not readily accessible. With the Tamil Nadu State elections scheduled for April 23, 2026, the information on his website comes at a timely moment for voters across the state.
“I consume a lot of political content and enjoy discussing it with friends, so I thought it would be a fun and problem-solving way to use my coding skills to address this issue,” says Kapil.
The website functions in both Tamil and English, providing information regarding financial disclosures, educational background, professional qualifications and criminal antecedents of all the candidates in all the 234 Legislative Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The name ‘Neeyosi’ derives from the Tamil phrase meaning ‘You think’, which he chose as a call for action. This is exactly what his platform strives to do: aid eligible voters in making a thoughtful decision.
Kapil recalls the most difficult part of the process to be data collection. He took the initiative to connect with the non-governmental organisation, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), which collects and compiles data from Election Commission affidavits to make electoral information accessible. After receiving the data from them, he spent days coding the website with the help of AI-assisted tools like Emergent to speed-track the process.
The information about this website quickly spread across channels, and Kapil says it is overwhelming. “Many people reached out to me, even those I didn’t share the website address to, and said that it helped them decide who to vote for,” he says. He feels elated that this passion project is helping the voters across the state access reliable and transparent information they need, to make decisions. He hopes to scale it further and provide information for many more elections.
As the election approaches, Kapil’s message is for people to “Vote informed, vote maturely, and vote based on policy, because ultimately, the power to think rests with you.”
Kapil, though not yet a voter, has shown how young voices can strengthen democracy.
To explore the website, visit: https://neeyosi.com/
Medha loves listening to all genres of music, loves to draw and paint, passionate about cooking and baking and eating it too! A heritage enthusiast, aspiring gymnast, a budding basketball and badminton player, she enjoys cycling and loves spending time with friends and family.
Wow, this is a well-written article that succinctly covers all the details about the website and the idea behind it. This is also such a good idea, as the website is very easy to use and shows information clearly without jargon. An amazing initiative!
Good read! Glad to see youngsters coming up with these initiatives.
Nice one Medha. Keep it up👏🏻