The Election Commission has notified the facility of voting through postal ballot for polling personnel engaged in election duty.
About Postal ballot:
It is also known as absentee voting, is a method of voting in which electors cast their ballots by mail rather than in person at a polling station.
Eligibility:
Service voters: Members of the armed forces, paramilitary forces and other government employees deployed on election duty far from their home constituencies.
Absentee voters: Individuals who are unable to vote in person due to reasons such as being away from their home constituency for work, illness or disability.
Electors on election duty: Government officials and polling staff who are assigned duties at polling stations other than their own.
Electors under preventive detention: Individuals who are detained under preventive custody orders during the election period.
To apply for a postal ballot, eligible voters must submit an application to the Returning Officer (RO) of their respective constituency.
The application form typically requires personal details, voter identification information, and the reason for seeking a postal ballot. The RO verifies the eligibility of the applicant and issues the postal ballot if the criteria are met.
Counting of Postal Ballot :
Postal ballots are counted separately from votes cast at polling stations.
The RO and election officials scrutinise the postal ballots to ensure their validity and integrity. Valid postal ballots are then added to the respective candidate's vote count.
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