A total of 20,635 senior citizens and 7,875 persons with disabilities in Tirunelveli Parliamentary Constituency are eligible to vote through postal ballot.
According to District Collector K. P. Karthikeyan, candidates will start filing their nominations from March 20 for the election to be held on April 19. Since the senior citizens above the age of 85 and the persons with disabilities with a minimum of 40% disability will be allowed to cast their votes through postal ballots, they should fill and submit Form 12D by March 25 for casting their vote through postal ballot.
As per the voters’ list for the Tirunelveli Parliamentary Constituency, 20,635 senior citizens (above the age of 85) – Alangulam Assembly constituency – 2,092, Tirunelveli – 4,794, Ambasamudram – 2,934, Palayamkottai – 5,116, Nanguneri – 2,963 and Radhapuram – 2,736 – are eligible to cast their vote through postal ballot.
