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  • 14 Oct 2023
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Home Voting Facility to Eligible Voters for the First Time in Rajasthan

Why In News?

On October 12, 2023, Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta informed that for the first time in Rajasthan, the Commission will provide home voting facility to eligible voters.

Key Points:

  • According to the instructions of the Election Commission of India, the facility of home voting will be available as an option to 18.05 lakh eligible voters in the 2023 assembly general elections in Rajasthan. Under this, booth-level officers will go door-to-door and give information about the facility of home voting.
  • This facility will be available to senior citizens above 80 years of age and more than 40% disabled category voters.
  • This feature is there as an option. Eligible voters who wish to opt for this facility will have to fill up the 12-D form within 5 days of the issuance of the election notification and submit it to the BLO.
  • The list of voters opting for home voting will be made available to the political parties recognized by the returning officer.
  • The formed polling team will make these voters vote through postal ballot.
  • It may be noted that there are 11,76,085 voters above the age of 80 years and 5,60,876 voters registered as special qualified people in the state.


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