Vote from Home for 85 yrs plus voters
Divyang with 40 % of disabilities will also get this facility
Indore has highest number of voters, Chhindwara lowest
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Citizens above 85 years will now have the option to cast their votes from the comfort of their homes.
The election commission will be given this facility for the first time in the Lok Sabha elections. Earlier, vote from home facility was for 80 plus years voters and now after the amendment, this facility would be provided to 85 plus years voters, said Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan while interacting with the media persons here on Tuesday. There are 2,83,503 voters of 85 plus years category in the state.
Besides, Divyang with more than 40 % disability will also get the vote from home facilities in the ensuing general elections. The Divyang voters count stands at 57,9130.
The CEO said that overall voter count in the state as of now stands at 5, 65, 50, 945. Out of the total population of Madhya Pradesh 64.54 % people are voters. The number of voters in the age group between 18 and 19 years is 16,49, 641.
The gender ratio of Madhya
Pradesh is 1000: 947. The Bhind has the lowest gender ratio of 1000: 857. The highest gender ratio is in Balaghat. Its gender ratio is 1000: 1014.
Meanwhile, a proposal has been sent to the Election Commission of India for setting up 367 assistant polling stations. They would be established at those polling centers which have more than 1,500 voters. To strengthen the law and order, regular review is being done. The licensed weapons in state are
28,4503 and of them 1.25 lakh have been deposited. As many as 152 illegal weapons have been seized.