Jaipur : For the seven assembly seats of the assembly by-elections, the polling party will conduct the voting through postal ballot from a total of 3,193 voters including 2,365 elderly and 828 disabled voters of the state on the fixed date. Representatives of the respective political parties and candidates will also be present at the time of home voting.
Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan said that as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India, home voting facility is provided to senior citizens above 85 years of age and voters with more than 40 percent disability with their consent. In this sequence, a total of 3,193 applications have been received from 3,193 eligible voters till the last date of application through BLO in the prescribed form for home voting for by-elections in 7 assembly constituencies. Now, after the final list of candidates for elections in these areas is prepared, home voting will be conducted by getting the ballot papers published.
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Mahajan said that home voting will be conducted in two phases between November 4 and 10. By giving advance information to all these voters listed for voting from home through BLO, the polling teams will reach their homes between 4th to 8th November and conduct the voting while completely preserving the confidentiality of the voting.
He said that during this process, representatives of political parties and candidates participating in the elections will also be present along with the polling team. If for some reason the eligible voter is not found at home on time, then in another effort the polling teams will again visit the home for home voting on 9-10 November.
According to the Chief Electoral Officer, during the Rajasthan Assembly General Election-2023, a total of 1,862 voters had used the facility of home voting in Ramgarh, Dausa, Deoli-Uniara, Jhunjhunu, Khinvsar, Salumbar and Chaurasi assembly constituencies. Voting through EVMs in these assembly constituencies will be held on November 13 and counting of votes will take place on November 23.
