A little over 1.42 lakh elderly citizens and differently abled individuals have so far cast their votes in Kerala using the home voting facility extended by the Election Commission of India for the Lok Sabha polls.
The number constitutes 81% of the voters above 85 years and eligible voters in the persons with disabilities (PwD) category who had opted for the facility, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kaul said on Sunday. The ‘home voting’ facility is open till April 25.
Of the 1,42,799 voters who have so far exercised their franchise from their homes, 1,02,285 are in the 85-plus category while PwD voters account for 40,514 votes. The optional home voting is open to voters above 85 years of age and PwD voters with 40% benchmark disability.
