Home voting in Rajasthan for first phase of Lok Sabha elections starts today

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In a first, the Election Commission announced 'vote-from-home' facilities for citizens above 85 years and persons with disabilities for the Lok Sabha elections...

More than 58,000 voters in Rajasthan have opted for home voting of which 35,542 people have registered for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, state's chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta said last week.o)..

Of 35,542 registered voters for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan, 26,371 are senior citizens and 9,171 are persons with disabilities, according to Gupta. ..

The registration for home voting for second phase of elections completed on April 2. For the second phase, about 22,500 eligible voters had registered for 'vote from home' till March 27, of which 17,324 were senior citizens and 5,222 voters with disability..

The success of the home voting initiative was evident during the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly elections, where an overwhelming 99 per cent of registered voters exercised their franchise through this method..

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