Steps have been taken to provide relief to people from heat during campaigning and voting for Lok Sabha polls, said Congress leader Ganesh Prasad on Saturday.
Chhindwara, one of the key Lok Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh will witness the contest between the incumbent Congress MP Nakul Nath and BJP leader Vivek Bunty Sahu in the first phase of the General elections set to be held on April 19.
The upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections for the Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh hold immense significance in the electoral arena after the Bharatiya Janata Party fielded Jitin Prasada, replacing Varun Gandhi.
The Union Territory of Puducherry, where female voters outnumber male voters, is ready to go for election on April 19 and as a part of the model polling station, special facilities will be given to disabled people like transportation and voting from home.
Radhakrishnan headed a signature campaign by the physically challenged to raise voter awareness. He flagged off and signed a mobile vehicle with the awareness signature movement "We Citizens of India Will Vote 100%" at Ripon Building Complex.
District administration and forest officials are working to tackle the challenges they were facing in ensuring 100 per cent voting in elephant-dominated areas, fearing elephant attacks and difficult forest terrain.
The Election Commission of India has ordered multiple changes to the existing scheme of voting by Kashmiri Migrants at special polling stations to make electoral participation more inclusive and hassle-free for all sections of society, informed a press release.
All 31 polling stations in the district will be staffed by women polling officers. The voting for the union territory of Puducherry will be held on April 19.
"People whose age is more than 85+ years and those who have more than 40 per cent PwD can opt for home voting," stated Returning Officer & District Election Officer Dr Vishal Kumar.
A total of 5.51 lakh lamps were illuminated on the bank of Shipra to mark the occasion on Tuesday. Besides, attractive designs were carved with the help of lamps through which the message of voting awareness was delivered in view of Lok Sabha polls.
Voting began at 6 am (local time) and was due to run until 6 pm (local time) at 14,259 polling stations across the nation, according to South Korea's National Election Commission. After early voting conducted last week, just more than 30 million people are eligible to cast their ballot in