Covid+ voters exercise franchise from home

Hyderabad: Voters who have tested positive for Covid-19 exercised their franchise at their doorstep on Wednesday for the biennial elections to the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahbubnagar graduates’ constituency.
Voters cast their vote using postal ballots in the presence of political party representatives and the complete process was videographed.
The polling process followed at the polling booth was replicated at the residence of the elector.Soon after the ballot box reached the house of the elector, representatives of political parties performed the role of polling agents. They cross-checked the details of the voter and marked it in the electoral roll. The polling staff also cross-checked the details before the voters had cast their vote.
“The post ballot will continue on March 11 too, senior citizens and electors who were enrolled as people with disabilities (PWD) have already exercised their franchise,” said a GHMC official appointed as nodal officer for MLC election.
A senior citizen, after casting his vote, said that every eligible citizen, especially youngsters, should participate in the polling process.
“I have submitted the certificate issued by the district medical officer of health to avail postal ballot facility, Covid-19 is not a barrier. I request all the eligible people who can vote, especially youngsters, to participate in the democratic process whenever it is held and use their most powerful right (right to vote),” said a senior citizen.
As per records, 459 electors (senior citizens and specially-abled) have enrolled to cast their vote through postal ballot in the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahbubnagar graduates’ constituency polls . “Around 100 people under home quarantine have applied for postal ballot option, the number of people who have cast their vote using postal ballot is yet to be tabled by summing up circle-wise data,” said a GHMC official.