1.68 Lakh Postal Ballots Issued: EC

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vikas Raj said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had issued 1.68 lakh postal ballots to facilitation centres, up from 1,00,135 in 2018. This year, 96,526 employees will be using the postal ballot.

Raj stated that the electronic voting machines, cleared by officials and political party representatives, would will be dispatched to polling stations on November 29.

Raj said 2.5 lakh personnel had been deployed on election duties and would be dispatched to various locations on November 28.

He said the first ‘Vote from Home’ facility had concluded, with 26,000 participants, of them 15,000 senior citizens, 9,374 persons with



disabilities, and 1,407 essential service staff.

The Election Commission identified 1,200 critical polling stations, implementing preventive measures. EC officials addressed and resolved numerous cases from cVigil, the call centre, and other sources, handling a total of 7,500 complaints. As the election campaign concludes by 5 pm on November 28, the CEO mentioned that the police and District Election Officers (DEOs) have taken steps to deploy forces.

Over 65,000 police forces are set to deploy, supplemented by additional Central forces for election duties. Home guards from neighboring states will also contribute to the efforts.