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{{Infobox dot-com company
| name = Srishti
| company_type = [[NGO]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2005|01|01|df=no|p=yes|br=yes}}
| location = [[New Delhi, India|New Delhi]], [[India]]
| area_served = [[India]] (2004–05)<br />Worldwide (2005–present)
| industry = [[Internet]]
| url = {{URL|Janpratinidhi.com/}}
| website_type = [[Social networking service]]
| language = [[Multilingualism|Multilingual]] (10)
| current_status = Active
}}

'''Janpratinidhi''' ({{IPA-hi|dʒ-n-pra-ti-ni-dhi|IPA}}) is an online [[social networking service]] and [[news portal]] which acts as a bridge between voters and their elected representatives viz. MPs MLAs and councillors. The name comes from a universally used word in the Indian Subcontinent for people's representatives - Janpratinidhi.{{fact|date=March 2019}}

With the help of interactive maps, data and infographics, the website offers history of all elected representatives and details about their respective constituencies, its culture, geography, tourism and local businesses.<ref name="Livemint" />

It not only informs users about their assembly constituency but also provide updates concerning their elected representatives, their assembly performance, development schemes and their progress. The portal promises a secure platform and a self-managed two-way communication system to every elected representative, through which a registered leader may manage its constituency, redress grievances and manage election campaigns.<ref name= "ibn7" />

==Organization==
Janpratinidhi.com is a joint effort of a [[non-government organization]] SRISHTI and its technology partner Futuron Synergie Private Limited.<ref name="Livemint">{{cite web
| title = Now, a social networking website to know your MPs, MLAs better - Livemint | url = http://www.livemint.com/Politics/HsbbFoUVI8a85xRfzlWx7L/Now-a-social-networking-website-to-know-your-MPs-MLAs-bett.html | accessdate = 2014-05-31 }}</ref> Jitendra Varma, president of Srishti—the voluntary organization behind '''janpratinidhi.com''' says, "This platform is a judicious amalgamation of information technology and mobile telephony. It will enable leaders to connect with 80% of their electorates through IT and telecom."<ref name="toi">{{cite web | title = Know MLA online, post complaints | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Know-MLA-online-post-complaints/articleshow/22153674.cms | accessdate = 2014-06-02 | work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

==History==
The work on the project began in 2008 and it took over two years for the team to compile the data and to create the algorithm. The portal was made available to public by the former [[Chief Election Commissioner of India]] [[S. Y. Quraishi|Mr. S.Y. Quraishi]] at Constitution Club, New Delhi on August 29, 2013.<ref name= "ibn7">{{cite web | title = Ahead of polls, netas get a unique platform - IBNLive | url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ahead-of-polls-netas-get-a-unique-platform/145287-37.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110314094542/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ahead-of-polls-netas-get-a-unique-platform/145287-37.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2011-03-14 | accessdate = 2014-05-31 }}.</ref>

==Website==
{{URL|Janpratinidhi.com/}} is a combination of web interface, webcasts, call-centers, live streaming, web conferences, sample surveys, socio-economic indicators, social audits and social network powered feedback mechanisms.

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