Date fixed for voting through postal ballot for elderly and disabled, from 6th to 8th November

Sarangarh Bilaigarh: The Election Commission of India has given the option of door-to-door voting to ensure that no section of the society is left out of its participation in the Assembly Elections 2023. Under this, elderly people aged 80 years and above and voters with 40 percent or more disability have been provided the alternative facility of postal ballot for voting. Now such persons belonging to these categories who find themselves unable to cast their vote after reaching the polling station on the polling day, can choose the option of postal ballot by filling Form 12D. Voters choosing the option of postal ballot will not be able to cast their vote at the polling station on polling day. In the district, senior citizens aged 80 years and above and voters with 40 percent or more disability will vote at home. As per the instructions of the Commission, videography of the entire process will also be done.

Collector and District Election Officer Dr. Fariha Alam Siddiqui said that the Election Commission of India has provided the facility of home voting to encourage the elderly people of 80 years of age and above and voters with 40 percent or more disability. District Election Office Sarangarh Bilaigarh is working committedly for fair elections. The polling team will go to the homes of such voters and conduct their voting through postal ballot with complete secrecy.

The date for taking the voter to vote at his/her home by the specially constituted polling team has been fixed as 6th, 7th and 8th November 2023 from 9 am to 5 pm. Voters having filled such options remained present at their homes to vote on these dates. Voters can understand the entire process by asking the booth level officer of their polling station.