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 (PwD) and senior citizens aged 85 and above.
Who is eligible to avail the vote-for-home facility?
1) People aged 85 and above
2) Persons with Disabilities: The benchmark disability should be not less than 40% of the specified disability as certified by the concerned certifying authority.
3) Mediapersons covering ‘polling day activities’: Carrying authorisation letters from the Election Commission
4) Workers from essential services such as metros, railways and health care
5) Service voters: Personnel of the armed forces posted away from their hometowns, Central Armed Police Forces personnel deployed away from home and those on poll duty
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Reporting: Saumya Kalia
Visuals: The Hindu Archives, Getty images
Production and Voiceover: Yuvasree S
