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The location voting enactment introduced for otherwise abled persons and elder citizens supra the property of 85 has already covered implicit 50% of the full eligible voters successful Kozhikode district. All 19,754 electors eligible to formed their votes from location volition beryllium covered nether the process by April 4, 2026.
According to predetermination authorities, voters who submitted applications for location voting volition not beryllium allowed to formed their votes astatine polling booths. On completion of the location voting exercise, the details volition beryllium recorded successful the electoral rotation for further checks, they said.
On the archetypal time itself, much than 3,000 voters formed their votes utilizing the location voting option. Officials said a peculiar squad comprising 2 polling officials, a micro observer, a videographer, and a constabulary serviceman was assigned to each of the 13 assembly constituencies to implicit the task. Booth Level Officers were entrusted with section coordination successful their respective areas.
Many elder voters who availed of the location voting work from March 30 expressed restitution with the door-step facility. A elder pistillate elector from Puthiyangadi said the officers completed the process successful a “peaceful and caring” mode without immoderate rush. She added that the procedures were explained intelligibly successful beforehand for amended understanding.
According to authoritative data, location voting was permitted for 7,870 aged voters and 11,884 otherwise abled voters. Only those who submitted Form 12 were granted the option. Official records amusement that the full fig of voters supra the property of 85 was 16,278, portion the full fig of otherwise abled voters was 32,232.
The ‘Vote from Home’ enactment launched during the 2024 wide predetermination covered 13,504 voters successful the district. It included 9,360 elder citizens and 4,144 persons with disabilities, retired of a full of 15,404 applicants. According to authoritative figures, 89% of eligible elder citizens and astir 85% of otherwise abled voters were covered nether the initiative.
In Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency, 6,024 voters availed of the location voting option, including 4,195 elder citizens and 1,829 persons with disabilities. In Vadakara constituency, it benefitted 7,480 voters, including 5,165 aged voters and 2,315 persons with disabilities.
Across Kerala, a small implicit 1.42 lakh aged citizens and persons with disabilities exercised their franchise utilizing the location voting facility. According to the Election Commission’s records, 1,02,285 voters were elder citizens, portion the fig of otherwise abled persons was 40,514.
