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Door-to-Door Voting Begins for Elderly and Differently-Abled Voters
Some older and differently-abled voters in Maduranthagam are voting from home.
Election officials began visiting their houses on Tuesday.
They brought ballot papers, ballot boxes and indelible ink.
The voters do not need to travel to a polling station for this process.
Officials identified 450 senior citizens over 85 and 481 differently-abled voters.
Together, these groups include 931 voters.
Home voting will continue until Wednesday.
The votes will be counted with the other votes on October 9.
The main election in the constituency is scheduled for October 6.
Door-to-door voting began Tuesday in the Maduranthagam constituency for eligible senior citizens and differently-abled voters.
Officials visited voters’ homes with ballot papers, ballot boxes and indelible ink.
The Election Commission of India identified 450 senior citizens over age 85 and 481 differently-abled voters.
The home-voting process is scheduled to continue through Wednesday.
The votes will be included when counting takes place on October 9, after the constituency’s October 6 election.
- Who
- Senior citizens above age 85 and differently-abled voters in the Maduranthagam constituency, assisted by election officials.
- What
- Officials began door-to-door polling for 931 eligible voters.
- Where
- At voters’ homes in the Maduranthagam constituency.
- When
- The process began Tuesday and is scheduled to continue through Wednesday; counting is set for October 9.
- Why
- To enable identified senior citizens and differently-abled voters to cast their ballots through home voting.
Key facts
- Constituency
- Maduranthagam
- Senior citizens identified
- 450 voters above age 85
- Differently-abled voters identified
- 481 voters
- Total voters covered
- 931
- Home voting period
- Tuesday through Wednesday
- Scheduled constituency polling
- October 6
- Vote counting
- October 9
Sources
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