Vote from Home: Elderly and Differently-abled Preferring Polling Booths
9 months ago

Vote from Home: Elderly and Differently-abled Preferring Polling Booths

Deccan Chronicle  

Karwar: Ahead of the Lok Sabha General Elections 2024, the Election Commission has introduced the 'Vote from Home' option, primarily targeting elderly senior citizens and differently-abled individuals. The Election Commission's aim behind the 'Vote from Home' facility is to ensure that every eligible voter, including senior citizens aged above 85 and differently-abled individuals, can exercise their franchise without facing any inconvenience. However, data indicate that most senior citizens and differently-abled persons in the Uttara Kannada constituency have expressed eagerness to visit the polling booths on election day to cast their votes. Meanwhile, the district administration has devised plans to accommodate the needs of senior citizens and differently-abled persons on election day, ensuring that they can comfortably access the polling booths and cast their votes.

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Maharashtra polls: In postal ballot, MVA and Mahayuti were neck and neck
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: In postal ballot, MVA and Mahayuti were neck and neck

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Amid the debate over voting through EVMs, data released by the Election Commission of India has revealed that in the counting of the 5.45 lakh postal ballots, the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi were neck and neck in terms of their leads in the 288 constituencies in the state assembly. The difference in seats between two alliances …

1,925 85-plus seniors, 360 disabled avail postal voting facility
1 month, 3 weeks ago

1,925 85-plus seniors, 360 disabled avail postal voting facility

Hindustan Times  

District collector and poll officer Dr Suhas Diwase on Monday said that 1,925 citizens above 85 years of age and 360 disabled availed postal voting facility. He said 15,602 police officials and other government staff on election duty used the facility of casting their vote at dedicated facilitation centres till date. According to ECI guidelines, postal ballots or home voting …

Jharkhand assembly polls: West Singhbhum ensures home voting for elderly
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Jharkhand assembly polls: West Singhbhum ensures home voting for elderly

The Hindu  

The West Singhbhum district administration has ensured home voting for many elderly voters in assembly elections in Jharkhand, officials said on Sunday. "To ensure accessibility and inclusiveness, the Election Commission has provided facilities of home voting for senior citizens aged above 85 years, and persons with disabilities," West Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer Kuldeep Chaudhary told PTI. "There …

Polling booths to be set up in 150 Gurugram condos for assembly elections
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Polling booths to be set up in 150 Gurugram condos for assembly elections

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram administration will set up polling booths in 150 condominiums for the upcoming assembly elections scheduled for October to boost voter turnout, people familiar with the matter said. The move comes after the success of the “vote from doorstep” initiative during the Lok Sabha elections in which the administration set up polling booths in community centres and clubs inside …

Home voting for elderly, PwD voters begins in Chandigarh today
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Home voting for elderly, PwD voters begins in Chandigarh today

Hindustan Times  

The polling for Chandigarh’s lone Lok Sabha seat, through ballot papers from home, will begin in the city from Thursday for the registered senior citizens aged above 85 and persons with disability voters, the Chandigarh election department said on Wednesday. For the first time, the Election Commission of India has decided to extend the home voting facility to senior citizens …

For the first time India’s elderly and disabled are able to vote from home
7 months, 3 weeks ago

For the first time India’s elderly and disabled are able to vote from home

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Vijay Lakshmi, 85, stood beaming at the entrance of her house as she welcomed a team dispatched by the Election Commission of India. A polling officer holds a voting compartment as Vijay Lakshmi, 85, casts her vote at home, in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 17, 2024. Polling officers make preparations for K. Datta, 91, right, to …

633 elderly, disabled voters opt for vote from home facility in Chandigarh
7 months, 3 weeks ago

633 elderly, disabled voters opt for vote from home facility in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

As many as 633 senior citizens aged above 85 and persons with disability have opted to cast their votes from home, as per data shared by the Chandigarh election department. For the first time, the Election Commission of India has decided to extend the home voting facility to senior citizens and persons with disability. The officials explained to each eligible …

‘Ensure your domestic help, driver get to cast vote’
8 months ago

‘Ensure your domestic help, driver get to cast vote’

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW District magistrate Surya Pal Gangwar on Wednesday discussed a slew of measures to boost voter turnout in Lucknow that goes to polls on May 20 in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections. “There are 2 lakh voters in the unorganised sector in Lucknow who will matter a lot if enlightened citizens encourage them to cast their vote,” he …

Govt staff vote through postal ballots in AP
8 months ago

Govt staff vote through postal ballots in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Postal ballot voting for government employees on election duty continued for the second day on Monday in ASR districts and Visakhapatnam. Collector Mallikarjuna, who is the district election officer of Visakhapatnam, announced that arrangements have been made to accommodate 1,404 applicants for home voting in the district. "The process will involve a seven-member committee ensuring a secret voting process …

Home voting for senior citizens category inspected
8 months, 1 week ago

Home voting for senior citizens category inspected

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijaywada: Krishna district election officer and district collector D.K. Balaji on Thursday inspected the conduct of home voting in the senior citizens' category at Pamidimukkala Mandal in Thadanki block. The collector first inspected the home voting conducted at the house of 85 plus voter Raya Savitramma in Thadanki of Pamidimukkala mandal. At the Pamarru Market Yard premises, the collector inspected …

Elderly reach booths early, police chief and DM felicitate senior citizens in Gautam Budh Nagar
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Elderly reach booths early, police chief and DM felicitate senior citizens in Gautam Budh Nagar

Hindustan Times  

NOIDA: The Gautam Budh Nagar constituency saw many enthusiastic senior citizens turning up to vote on Friday for the parliamentary polls, and some of the specially-abled and aged-voters were felicitated by the district magistrate. Elderly people dominated the early hours of the day in twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida, as the day marked the second phase of Lok …

People line up enthusiastically in front of polling stations to cast their vote in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency
8 months, 2 weeks ago

People line up enthusiastically in front of polling stations to cast their vote in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency

The Hindu  

Enthusiasm was visible among voters who lined up in front of polling stations in large numbers from early in the morning to elect their Lok Sabha member from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency on Friday. Brisk pace Polling began at a brisk pace in the constituency with people lining up in front of their respective polling stations even before the …

Homely food served to polling staff, elderly voters in Ullal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Homely food served to polling staff, elderly voters in Ullal

The Hindu  

Around 1 p.m., Diwakar, the presiding officer of one of the eight polling booths in Government School in Kumpala, near Ullal, took a brief break from polling duty to have lunch prepared by Akshara Dasoha mid-day meal cooks of the school. ORS made available To address health concerns due to the heat, health staff posted at each of the booths …

Over 2.7 lakh specially challenged electors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 2.7 lakh specially challenged electors

The Hindu  

Of the total electorate of 2.88 crore in the 14 constituencies that go to polls on Friday, 2,76,042 are specially challenged electors. Working towards easing the voter identification and registration process for PwDs, the Election Commission has offered these electors customised services that they can ask for through a specially designed mobile application called Saksham. Karnataka Lok Sabha Polls 2024 …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | 1,202 candidates in fray in phase 2
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | 1,202 candidates in fray in phase 2

The Hindu  

The stage is set for polling in 88 constituencies across 13 States in the second phase of the general election on April 26. Over 15.88 crore voters would exercise their franchise in 1.67 lakh polling stations across the country. Voting in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul, which was also scheduled to be held on April 26, was shifted to the third phase …

Officials with physical disabilities to manage polling at eight booths in Dakshina Kannada
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Officials with physical disabilities to manage polling at eight booths in Dakshina Kannada

The Hindu  

An Assistant Professor of Government College in Balmatta, Chandrika Nayak, has discharged polling duty in different capacities during the last six years. J. Dorothy, the in-charge Head Master of Government Primary School in Mallikatte, and Dakshayini, a typist in the Regional Transport Department, are the polling officers in the same booth that has about 800 voters. This polling booth is …

How to vote in Lok Sabha elections 2024: Complete Guide to Voting Rights and Procedures in Indian Elections
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How to vote in Lok Sabha elections 2024: Complete Guide to Voting Rights and Procedures in Indian Elections

The Hindu  

A citizen can be enrolled as a voter when he or she is 18 years old as on January 1 of the year electoral rolls are prepared. Alternative proofs you can use to cast your vote without voter ID card The electors have to identify themselves with either the Electors Photo Identity Card issued by the Commission or any other …

Citizens aged above 85 years and people with over 40% disability in Andhra Pradesh can vote from home
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Citizens aged above 85 years and people with over 40% disability in Andhra Pradesh can vote from home

The Hindu  

The Visakhapatnam district administration is making arrangements to facilitate voting by the employees on election duty, citizens above 85 years of age and persons with disabilities. A survey will be conducted to provide ‘voting facility at home’ to citizens above 85 years of age and persons with more than 40% disability confirmed by the Software for assessment of disabled for …

22 elderly, disabled persons avail of vote from home facility on last day in Gautam Budh Nagar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

22 elderly, disabled persons avail of vote from home facility on last day in Gautam Budh Nagar

Hindustan Times  

NOIDA: A total of 22 people with disabilities and senior citizens aged above 85 availed voting from home facility in the Gautam Budh Nagar constituency on Tuesday, the last day, informed officials on Wednesday. “Between 7am to 6pm on Tuesday, only a handful of electors including those above 85 years of age and the specially-abled persons took part in voting …

Lok Sabha polls | Home voting turns into health camp for elderly in remote Arunachal villages
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Home voting turns into health camp for elderly in remote Arunachal villages

The Hindu  

Gida Yajik, a nonagenarian, does not remember when she last voted or visited a doctor for treatment miles away from home in Pania village of Arunachal Pradesh’s Kra-Daadi district. Sending a medical team along with polling personnel to provide home voting service to geriatric electors and persons with disabilities was a last-minute decision by the district’s Deputy Commissioner and Election …

Noida: In a first, 355 people with disabilities and aged 85 years cast vote from home in Gautam Budh Nagar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Noida: In a first, 355 people with disabilities and aged 85 years cast vote from home in Gautam Budh Nagar

India TV News  

Noida: As the Election Commission of India, for the first time in a Lok Sabha Election, has provided the facility of home voting for the elderly and Persons with Disabilities in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as many as 355 such people cast their vote in Gautam Budh Nagar constituency on Monday. Eligibility for vote from home Voters above 85 …

Election Commission to focus on 5,000 booths in 43 Assembly constituencies to improve polling
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission to focus on 5,000 booths in 43 Assembly constituencies to improve polling

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India is targeting to improve voting percentage in about 5,000 polling booths in Karnataka that have reported a voter turnout below the State’s average of 68%. According to Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka Manoj Kumar Meena, the below-average voting percentage in the 2019 parliamentary polls was reported in about 43 urban Assembly constituencies, including all 28 …

Jharkhand introduces home voting, wheelchair services for elderly and special voters
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand introduces home voting, wheelchair services for elderly and special voters

India TV News  

As the country gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the Election Commission of India has been on a journey to implement some pathbreaking initiatives aimed at ensuring accessibility and convenience for all voters. Further, in line with the vision, the Jharkhand election official on Sunday announced the implementation of special measures for over 6.82 lakh electors aged above …

Vote from home: Elderly, disabled voters in Chandigarh to be registered from April 15
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Vote from home: Elderly, disabled voters in Chandigarh to be registered from April 15

Hindustan Times  

From Monday, the Chandigarh election department will start distributing registration forms to senior citizens aged 85 and above, and persons with disabilities who wish to cast their vote from home through ballots. For the first time, Election Commission of India has decided to extend the home voting facilities to senior citizens and differently abled people. Special teams to deliver registration …

Doorstep voting for elderly, PwD voters in Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Doorstep voting for elderly, PwD voters in Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission

Hindustan Times  

In a first, doorstep voting has been provided for the elderly and Persons with Disabilities, the Election Commission of India said. There are over 81 lakhs of 85+ aged voters and 90 lakhs PwD voters registered across the country. Following this, a dedicated team of polling officials along with security officials will visit the voter’s home and enable them to …

Watch | What is the vote-from-home facility and who can apply? | Lok Sabha polls 2024
9 months, 1 week ago

Watch | What is the vote-from-home facility and who can apply? | Lok Sabha polls 2024

The Hindu  

Watch | What is the vote-from-home facility and who can apply? | Lok Sabha polls 2024 India is all geared up for its longest election season since the first-ever parliamentary elections of 1951-52. To make the process inclusive and accessible, the Election Commission of India has extended its ‘vote-from-home’ facility to Persons with Disabilities and senior citizens aged 85 and …

Kerala LoP seeks transparency in 'Vote from Home' facility
9 months, 1 week ago

Kerala LoP seeks transparency in 'Vote from Home' facility

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 26 Kerala opposition leader V D Satheesan on Wednesday approached the Election Commission of India demanding measures to check the possible misuse of the 'Vote from Home' facility announced for senior citizens and differently-abled persons during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In a letter sent to Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kaul, the senior Congress leader requested him to …

ECI Provides Vote-from-Home Facility for Elderly, Disabled
9 months, 2 weeks ago

ECI Provides Vote-from-Home Facility for Elderly, Disabled

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Election Commission of India has introduced Vote-from-Home facility through postal ballots for two categories of voters, individuals aged 85 years and above, apart from persons with disabilities, with minimum 40 per cent certified handicap. According to Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission officials, as on March 23, 2024, 7,29,500 voters are eligible for vote from home facility across all 175 …

Those aged 85 years and above can vote from home via postal ballot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Those aged 85 years and above can vote from home via postal ballot

The Hindu  

Voters who are aged 85 years and above, and persons with disabilities having 40% disability and more can opt for postal ballot for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections, according to M.P. The booth level officers will visit the homes of such identified voters with a form 12 D. Such voters who prefer postal ballot should fill up that form …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 | Chennai’s low voter turnout linked to floating population, urban apathy: DEO
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 | Chennai’s low voter turnout linked to floating population, urban apathy: DEO

The Hindu  

Floating population and general urban apathy are the main reasons for low voting pattern in Chennai since the 2000s, said J. Radhakrishnan, District Election Officer and Greater Corporation Commissioner, ahead of the Lok Sabha Election 2024. The Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation programme of the EC was held at the mall with performances by folk artists to amplify the …

Coimbatore district administration conducts voter registration camps at homeless shelters
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore district administration conducts voter registration camps at homeless shelters

The Hindu  

On Sunday, the Coimbatore district administration organised a dedicated voter registration drive at five government- These facilities, located in Kempatty Colony, KNG Pudur, Poosaripalayam, Pollachi, and Kinathukaduvu, initiated the request for the drive, prompted by the desire of their residents, including senior citizens, terminally ill individuals, and those with disabilities, to participate in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Ganeshan, a …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Election Commission to facilitate voting for elderly and disabled voters in Delhi
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Election Commission to facilitate voting for elderly and disabled voters in Delhi

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India has announced plans to facilitate voting for senior citizens and differently-abled individuals by conducting door-to-door services during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Senior and disabled voters in Delhi In Delhi, the final electoral roll published in January revealed that there are 2,63,771 voters aged 80 and above, along with 71,794 differently-abled voters across the seven …

Telangana Polls: Senior Citizens Lead the Way in Voting Exercise
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana Polls: Senior Citizens Lead the Way in Voting Exercise

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior citizens, especially those above 70 years, led the way in inspiring citizens to vote in the state Assembly elections on Thursday morning, as they lined up at polling booths from early in the morning to exercise their franchise. “I voted at Vijaya High School around 8.30 am and I also requested other senior citizens to utilise their right …

Seniors Excited to Cast Votes at Homes, Elated With Process Over Fears of Missing Out
1 year, 1 month ago

Seniors Excited to Cast Votes at Homes, Elated With Process Over Fears of Missing Out

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Eighty-year-old G. Eshwar Reddy, a retired road contractor, has never missed exercising his franchise in the elections since the first time he cast his vote as a youngster. I am happy with the Election Commission of India’s initiative.” His son Srinivas Reddy, also a senior citizen, said that voting was a crucial exercise for his father. “When a relative …

Many Individuals Enjoy Voting Rights Both in Telangana and AP
1 year, 1 month ago

Many Individuals Enjoy Voting Rights Both in Telangana and AP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: It is a rather peculiar irony but one that exists here. There are many individuals who exercise their franchise in the Legislative Assembly elections in Hyderabad and vote in the Lok Sabha and local body elections in Andhra Pradesh. Being natives of Andhra, I utilise my voting rights in the local and Lok Sabha elections in my hometown. As …

28,057 Elders, Disabled to Cast Vote From Home: ECI
1 year, 1 month ago

28,057 Elders, Disabled to Cast Vote From Home: ECI

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India has 28,057 applications from senior citizens and persons with disabilities to cast their votes from home, under a facility called Form 12D. The returning officer would deploy polling team members, who would deliver and collect the postal ballot on pre-­informed dates and thereafter deposit it with the officer, the ECI said. The police would …

Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023: Over 12,000 disabled, elderly voters cast votes in first phase of home voting
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023: Over 12,000 disabled, elderly voters cast votes in first phase of home voting

India TV News  

Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023: More than 12,000 elderly and disabled voters cast their votes for the Rajasthan assembly elections in the first phase of home voting which began on Tuesday. Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said a total of 62,927 voters in the state have applied for a home voting facility as an option. On the first day of …

Out to cast vote, 23-yr-old delivers baby at polling booth in Karnataka's Ballari
1 year, 7 months ago

Out to cast vote, 23-yr-old delivers baby at polling booth in Karnataka's Ballari

India Today  

A 23-year-old pregnant woman, who was out to cast her vote, delivered a baby at a polling station in Karnataka's Ballari in a rare incident on Wednesday, the Election Commission said. The woman reached the polling station in Kurlagindi village of Ballari to exercise her right to franchise in the assembly elections when her water broke and labour pains started, …

Vote from Home: Missed opportunity for many and a choice not picked by others
1 year, 7 months ago

Vote from Home: Missed opportunity for many and a choice not picked by others

The Hindu  

For some, it was a point of pride or a sense of duty, and for some others, it was a lack of awareness as many senior citizens aged above 80 and Persons with Disabilities came to the voting booths instead of choosing the novel postal ballot option provided to them during this year’s election. According to a release put out …

First-time voters, elderly steal show in Karnataka Assembly polls
1 year, 7 months ago

First-time voters, elderly steal show in Karnataka Assembly polls

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: First time voters and the elderly stole the show as they were seen participating in the voting process enthusiastically in the Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday. To draw people to use their voting rights, the EC took many initiatives such as theme based and ethnic polling booths, and pink booths exclusively operated by women. This was the first state-wide …

'Home voting' introduced for voters above 80 years of age in Karnataka
1 year, 8 months ago

'Home voting' introduced for voters above 80 years of age in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The Election Commission has introduced 'home voting' for the first time in Karnataka for the ensuing Assembly polls for voters above 80 of years of age and also for the Persons with Disability. The initiative has been receiving good response and the first day of the Home voting reported as many as 31,119 voters out of targeted 33,036 voters …

Karnataka assembly elections: Vote from home to be available for people above 80
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka assembly elections: Vote from home to be available for people above 80

Hindustan Times  

The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday announced that the persons with disabilities and senior citizens who are above 80 will be able to vote from home in forthcoming Karnataka assembly elections. According to the election commission, there are 12.15 lakhs voters who are above 80 and 5.55 lakhs PwD voters in the poll bound state. Karnataka …

Himachal polls: India's first voter, aged 106, casts postal ballot as elderly set example for youth
2 years, 2 months ago

Himachal polls: India's first voter, aged 106, casts postal ballot as elderly set example for youth

India Today  

On Wednesday, independent India's first voter, Shyam Saran Negi of Kinnaur district, cast his postal ballot, with full honours. He was earlier keen to cast his vote at the polling station but after he felt unwell, he filled form to cast his vote from his residence.” Shyam Saran Negi casts his vote for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls. Chandan Prakash, …

​Poll Station at 15,000 ft to 14km Journey to Booth: Election Remains an Uphill Task in Himachal
2 years, 2 months ago

​Poll Station at 15,000 ft to 14km Journey to Booth: Election Remains an Uphill Task in Himachal

News 18  

It promises to be the most exciting electoral battle in the hills in recent times. From deployment of electronic voting machines at an altitude of over 15,000 feet to 93 voters having to trudge along 14km to reach their nearest polling station — polling in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, which votes on November 12, is an arduous task. …

80+ voters can vote from home via postal ballot: Uttarakhand election official
3 years, 2 months ago

80+ voters can vote from home via postal ballot: Uttarakhand election official

Hindustan Times  

DEHRADUN: Voters above the age of 80 and persons with disabilities will have the facility to cast their votes from home through postal ballot, said Uttarakhand’s chief electoral officer Sowjanya on Tuesday in Dehradun. Uttarakhand’s chief electoral officer Sowjanya, who is in the middle of a massive exercise to prepare the voters’ list ahead of next year’s Uttarakhand elections, sought …

Disabled, people over 80 years of age can now vote through postal ballot
5 years, 2 months ago

Disabled, people over 80 years of age can now vote through postal ballot

The Hindu  

The disabled and people over 80 years of age can now cast their vote through postal ballot, the government said on Saturday, in a move that will help increase voter turnout. On the recommendation of the Election Commission, the Ministry of Law and Justice has amended the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, on October 22, allowing senior citizens and person …

Disabled, people over 80 years of age can now vote through postal ballot
5 years, 2 months ago

Disabled, people over 80 years of age can now vote through postal ballot

India TV News  

The disabled and people over 80 years of age can now cast their vote through postal ballot, the government said on Saturday, in a move that will help increase voter turnout. On the recommendation of the Election Commission, the Ministry of Law and Justice has amended the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, on October 22, allowing senior citizens and person …

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