Madhya Pradesh

• 16 Oct 2023

Senior and Disabled Voters Aged 80 Years or Above will get the Facility to Vote through a Postal Ballot.

Why In News?

On October 13, 2023, State Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan gave necessary guidelines to all collectors and district election officers of the state through video conferencing regarding the facility of voting by postal ballot to voters aged 80 years and above.

Key Points:

• Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan said that all district election officers should distribute Form 12D to such eligible voters through booth level officers (BLOs).
• Rajan also made it clear that if a postal ballot has been issued in the name of a voter aged 80 years and above, a disabled voter of more than 40 percent or a voter engaged in essential services, then he will not be able to go to any polling station and vote.
• The Chief Electoral Officer said that cVIGIL app has been created for citizens by the Election Commission of India. Any citizen can complain about the violation of the Model Code of Conduct through the cVIGIL app.
• Citizens can download the cVIGIL app by visiting the Smart Mobile's Google Play Store. The complaint will be resolved within 100 minutes. He directed the Collectors and District Election Officers to resolve the complaints received through cVIGIL app within the stipulated time frame.