The Election Commission on Saturday said it has introduced the capability to Vote-from-Home (VFH) for other folks above 80 years of age and other folks with disabilities in the upcoming meeting elections in Karnataka.
For the predominant time the ECI goes to acquire the capability to those above 80 years of age. Our groups will scamper there with a arrangement-12D to exercise their franchise, the Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar suggested reporters here. Though we help those above 80 years to attain help to the polling field, those who cannot can avail this facility, he added. Secrecy will possible be maintained and the total project will possible be videographed, Kumar explained. “The total political events will study each and each time there is a motion for Vote casting From Home (VFH),” Kumar said. For folks with disabilities, a cell utility ‘Saksham’ has been introduced, which they’ll login to and resolve the capability to vote, the CEC said. One more cell utility, ‘Suvidha’ has been developed, which is an online portal for candidates to file nominations and affidavits. “Candidates can additionally exercise the SUVIDHA portal for attempting to rating permission for conferences and rallies,” the cease election legit explained. The ECI has additionally launched a campaign known as Know Your Candidate (KYC) for the benefit of voters. “Political events need to uncover the voters on their portals and social media platform as to why they chose a candidate with prison background and gave worth to contest the election,” Kumar said. Talking of the Karnataka meeting election, he well-known that the dispute with 224 constituencies has 36 seats reserved for the SCs and 15 for the STs. There are 5.21 crore voters including 2.59 ladies voters. The number additionally entails 16,976 centenarians, 4,699 third gender and 9.17 lakh first time voters. Moreover, there are 12.15 lakh voters above the age of 80 and 5.55 lakh other folks with disabilities (PWD). The dispute has 58,272 polling stations, including 24,063 in urban areas. The frequent voters in each and every field is 883. Of those polling stations, 1,320 are ladies managed, 224 are formative years managed and 224 are PWD managed. There will possible be webcasting in 29,141 polling stations, the CEC said including 1,200 are vital polling stations.
As many of the polling stations are in colleges, these will dangle “permanent water, electricity, bathroom and ramps.” “These facilities will possible be permanent in nature. That is a reward from the ECI to the colleges and to the college younger other folks,” said Kumar, who is on a three-day allege over with to the dispute to overview election preparedness. To a rely upon on possible election date, the CEC said it need to be conducted earlier than Also can merely 24, when the tenure of the unique meeting involves an discontinue. He directed the legit equipment to gear up for a supreme and transparent elections in the dispute.
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First Published: Sat, March 11 2023. 17:36 IST
