Tamil Nadu: The Election Commission has reported that 1.41 lakh senior citizens and persons with disabilities over the age of 85 have cast postal votes in Tamil Nadu so far.
Election Commission officials stated that government employees on election duty, senior citizens over the age of 85, and persons with disabilities are considered eligible to vote by post. Accordingly, 1.91 lakh of these individuals have applied to vote.
Following this, election officials are working to collect postal votes from them. So far, 1.41 lakh postal votes have been collected from their homes. Of these, 89,000 are over the age of 85. This work is ongoing.
Government employees on election duty are also casting postal votes at district-level training centers. Voter information slips are being distributed door-to-door. If these are not available, voters can find the part number, serial number, and polling station number by entering their voter photo ID number on the website. It can be used to identify the polling station. In Chennai…: In all 16 assembly constituencies of Chennai district, 8,947 elderly and disabled voters have applied to vote from home. 96 teams have been formed to collect postal votes from them. These teams are visiting the homes of eligible voters to collect postal votes. Election officials said this work will continue until April 18.
