During the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, 80 plus voters have been given the facility to vote from home. Now the Election Commission has increased the age limit for Lok Sabha elections to 85 years. For this, instructions have been given to the collectors and returning officers of all the districts. After selecting the names of such voters, they will be provided facilities.
According to Election Commission officials, there are 1 lakh 86 thousand 215 voters above 80 years of age in the state. Out of these, the data of voters aged 85 years and above is being prepared. The number of such voters is more than 64 thousand. Apart from this, the number of voters who are 100 years of age or older in the state is 2 thousand 462.
This was the rule before amendment
The Election Commission of India had done the work of providing relief to disabled and elderly voters for voting in the last elections. Many facilities have been provided to such voters to motivate them to exercise their franchise. Which also included providing the facility to voters above 80 years of age to vote from their homes. This provision has now been amended.
According to the new provision, now only voters above 85 years of age will be given the facility to vote from home. As per the instructions of the Election Commission, they will be given the facility to vote through postal ballot.
Information has to be given ahead of time
Those elderly voters who want to cast their vote at home instead of going to the polling station. The team of the presiding officer will reach the house of such vote. For this, voters have to fill a form before the voting period and indicate that they want to cast their vote at home. This facility is especially effective for voters with mobility impairments.
Lok Sabha election information
- Lok Sabha seat: 11
- Number of voters: 2 crore five lakh 13 thousand 252
- Number of male voters: 1 crore 1 lakh 80 thousand 405
- Number of women voters: 1 crore 3 lakh 32 thousand 115
- Number of third gender voters: 732
- Number of disabled voters: 1 lakh 60 thousand 955
- Polling Station: 24 thousand 109
- Number of voters increased after assembly elections: 1 lakh 20 thousand 92
- Number of voters aged 18-19 years: 5 lakh 77 thousand 184
Number of voters in Lok Sabha constituencies as on 8 February 2024
| Lok Sabha constituency | number of voters |
| Surguja | 18,02,941 |
| Raigarh | 18,29,038 |
| Janjgir Champa | 20,44,411 |
| Korba | 16,09,993 |
| Bilaspur | 20,85,479 |
| Rajnandgaon | 18,62,021 |
| Durg | 20,72,643 |
| Raipur | 23,42,827 |
| Mahasamund | 17,53,230 |
| Bastar | 14,59,977 |
| kanker | 16,50,692 |
All this new in Lok Sabha elections
- Disabled and sick voters will also be able to vote through postal ballot.
- In polling stations where there is a long line of voters, there will also be chairs where voters can sit and wait for their turn.
- Election officials have been instructed to take immediate action against biased officers.
- District election officials will have to take immediate action on the complaints of political parties.
- Voters deployed on election duty will be able to cast their vote through postal ballot at the Voter Facilitation Centre.
- The names and numbers of election observers should be made public, so that everyone can have access to it.
- A social media cell will be formed at the district level to deal with fake news.
1.85 crore elderly voters in the country
The facility to vote from home for elderly voters was started only in 2019. At that time this facility was for voters above 80 years of age. However, after the recommendation of the Election Commission, it has been increased to 85 years. At present there are 96.88 crore voters in the country.
Of these, 1.85 crore are above 80 years of age. Election Commission employees reach the homes of older voters and conduct their voting through postal ballot. To maintain fairness and transparency, the entire process is video recorded.
