New Delhi: The Chief Electoral officer of Delhi on Saturday said that around 6980 people out of 7,553 eligible voters who were registered for home voting have cast their votes from December 24 ahead of Delhi Assembly polls.
Giving details the CEO said that the initiative aims to facilitate voting for senior citizens above 85 years of age and persons with disabilities (PwDs), enabling them to participate more easily in the electoral process. The service commenced on January 24 and will remain available until Tuesday, February 4, a day before regular voting begins.
Additionally, 206 poll teams have been deployed across the 70 constituencies to facilitate home voting.
To facilitate the voting for elderly and PwDs who wish to cast their vote at polling stations, the Election Commission has arranged for 8,715 volunteers and 4,218 wheelchairs to be stationed at polling locations across the national capital.
“The Home Voting facility is being enthusiastically utilized by differently-abled individuals and senior citizens aged 85 and above in all 70 Assembly constituencies for the Delhi Assembly Election 2025. The home voting facility is available to voters above 85 years of age and PwDs offer them the option to cast their votes from their homes,” read a statement by the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi.
Earlier in the day, 93-year-old Satish Chandra availed himself of the home voting facility from the R K Puram constituency. He had been registered as an absentee voter in the senior citizen category (AVSC).
“I am very thankful for this support, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to go (for casting vote),” the senior citizen expressed.