Home Voting Begins For Senior Citizens, PwD Voters 'Keralam Assembly Polls'

As Keralam prepares for the upcoming Assembly elections in April, home voting for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PwD) commenced on Monday across the state.

Polling teams began the process early in the morning, including in the Poonthura area under the Thiruvananthapuram constituency, where officials initiated home voting at around 9:30 AM.

According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the facility is available to voters aged 85 years and above, as well as those with



40 per cent benchmark disability, who are eligible to avail the home voting facility through postal ballots. 

The option is available to those who submitted applications after the poll schedule was announced.

Each mobile polling team includes a polling officer, two assistants, a micro observer, a videographer, and police personnel to ensure transparency, accountability, and security during the voting process. The home voting process in the state will continue until April 4.