ECI ought to provide voting facilities for all eligible citizens: HC
The Kerala High Court has expressed concern over the inability of 21,156 polling officials to cast their postal ballots during the recent Assembly elections. The court emphasized that the Election Commission of India should ensure voting facilities for all eligible citizens. This observation came during hearings related to pleas from a Kerala NGO seeking better access to postal ballots for election personnel.
- ▪The Kerala High Court noted the unfortunate situation of polling officials unable to vote.
- ▪The Election Commission of India is urged to provide necessary voting facilities.
- ▪A union reported that many polling officials did not receive their postal ballots despite timely applications.
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The Kerala High Court orally observed that the allegation of 21,156 polling officials being unable to cast their postal ballots at the recently concluded Assembly elections was unfortunate, if it was true.The Election Commission of India (ECI) ought to provide the necessary facilities for all eligible citizens, the court said, while hearing pleas filed by Kerala NGO Union and others, seeking steps to make available postal ballots to personnel who were on duty for the Assembly polls, and to extend the deadline for casting postal votes. Kerala Assembly elections: Unions allege about 750 polling officials in Ernakulam ‘denied’ right to voteThe union had submitted earlier this month that many such officials had not received their postal ballots, despite timely submission of applications.
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