The Election Department began the process of home voting / postal ballots to enable the participation of people above 85 years and differently-abled in the April 19 Lok Sabha election.
According to District Election Officer and Collector C. Palani, a total of 4,192 voters have opted for the vote-from-home facility introduced by the Election Commission (EC) of India.
Teams of poll personnel comprising a zonal officer, micro-monitoring officer, videographer and concerned polling booth officer on Thursday went on door-to-door visits and set up makeshift ballot units. The process will go on till April 6 across Villupuram district.