In Rajasthan, the second phase of the home voting facility started on Monday. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the elderly and disabled regarding this initiative of the Election Commission. In the first phase of home voting, 60 thousand 424 voters across the state cast their votes at home. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that special polling teams are visiting the homes of 1 thousand 220 voters again today and tomorrow, who were absent during the first phase. He said that a total of 62 thousand 927 voters had chosen the home voting facility as an option. Out of these, more than 96 percent elderly and disabled have taken advantage of this facility.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">At the same time, 1 lakh 83 thousand 467 officials and employees engaged in election duty have cast their votes at the facilitation centers set up in all the districts. Today, 45 thousand 872 polling personnel exercised their franchise. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that facilitation centers have been set up for the officers and employees appointed for election work to vote through postal ballot in all the assembly constituencies and other districts of the state. Voting can be done at these centers on different days till November 24.</span><br />
News On AIR | November 20, 2023 9:23 PM
Rajasthan: Second phase of home voting facility starts today