Jammu, April 15: Home voting through postal ballot was successfully conducted under the guidance of District Election Officer, Saloni Rai in district Udhampur of Jammu and Kashmir.

With a total of 124 postal ballot votes in the district, only 116 votes were casted with 14 votes in AC-59 Udhampur West, 41 votes in AC-60 Udhampur East, 5 votes in AC-61 Chenani and 51 in AC-62 Ramnagar besides 5 votes were casted in district jail Udhampur.

The DEO highlighted that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced home voting for the first time in Lok Sabha Election.

“This initiative aims to facilitate voting for elderly citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) at their homes as polling teams are reaching at their doorsteps to enable them to cast votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections,” DEO said.

Pertinently, the initiative aims to increase voting percentage ensuring that no voter is left behind as every vote counts.

UNI