Moradabad / Bareilly: Facing the challenge posed by the pandemic Covid-19, the Election Commission (EC) has allowed different-run, those over 80 and patients Covid to exercise their franchise through the facilities of Voting door.
However, the EC Data shows that most elderly voters and vary not want to utilize the service.
Of the 24.2 lakh voters above 80 years of age or with disabilities above, only about 10,000 have chosen to cast their vote from home, the updated data until February 5th revealed.
In the district of Moradabad, there are 40,000 such voters, of whom only 460 chose that facility.
According to data from the EC, of ​​the 10,000 people who have chosen voting over, 7,396 citizens over 80 years, while 3,312 in the category of persons with disabilities (PWD) (with at least 40 percent disabled).
To recall, on the recommendation of the EC, the Ministry of Law and Justice has changed the election rules, in 1961, which allows senior citizens and people with disabilities in the list of absentee voters in 2019.
Voters like it can choose the postal ballot papers, a move that could help increase the number of voters , In particular, this is the first time on that exercise postal ballots for those over 80 and patients Covid ongoing.
Meanwhile, many of them are referred to the facility, claiming ignorance of the facility.