Ganderbal, May 7: Availing the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) facility of home voting, the voters who availed this facility in District Ganderbal have expressed gratitude and satisfaction for being able to become part of one of the biggest electoral processes in the world by casting their vote from the four walls of their homes.
An official spokesman in a statement issued here said that voting from home became possible with the involvement of a full contingent of polling staff and security personnel maintaining secrecy of voting diligently.
With this, ECI has taken another decisive step toward facilitating a more equitable and representative democracy, where every citizen’s voice matters, regardless of physical limitations or age.
In Ganderbal district, the polling team travelled treacherous and steep areas, and high terrains to reach such voters.
In a significant stride towards inclusive electoral participation, 231 voters out of 337 voters including elderly voters aged 85 years and above, as well as persons with disabilities (PwDs), exercised their voting rights on day 1st of home voting, through the home voting facility.