Election officials in the central districts are busy reaching out to and eliciting the choice of elderly people aged above 85 and persons with disability (PwD), who have been given the option to vote through postal ballot in the Lok Sabha elections.
In Tiruchi district, there are 48,421 elderly people and persons with disabilities eligible for postal ballot. An official said booth-level officers were visiting door-to-door to distribute Form 12D using which the eligible persons can opt for the postal ballot.
A special team comprising BLOs and officials will be formed to distribute and collect the postal ballots from those who opt for it. Officials will visit the houses of voters and collect the ballots after intimating the voter concerned a day ahead of their visit.
