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  SC rejects bedridden woman's plea seeking EC direction to cast her vote through postal ballot

  India | May 20, 2024 13:44 IST

  The elderly petitioner had argued that her condition prevented her from physically going to the polling booth, thus denying her the opportunity to participate in the democratic process. However, the Supreme Court did not find sufficient grounds to grant the requested relief.

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  Big change in voting rules: Postal ballot facility extended to those over 65 and COVID-19 patients

  India | July 02, 2020 17:39 IST

  Announcing a major change in voting rules, the Election Commission of India on Thursday extended postal ballot facility for electors above the age of 65 years and COVID-19 patients under home or institutional quarantine. A notification to this effect was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice today. The decision comes ahead of Bihar assembly election which is expected to take place somewhere between October and November.

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  Opposition leader moves HC alleging 'postal ballot fraud' in Lok Sabha polls

  May 13, 2019 18:38 IST

  In his PIL, Chennithala demanded a probe alleging that a serious postal vote fraud has been practised by "pro-government" Police Association office bearers at the behest of top-level government functionaries in connection with Lok Sabha election.

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  PM Modi to launch IPPB on September 1, new service to provide banking and financial aid to people in rural areas

  India | August 21, 2018 22:57 IST

  The postal payment bank has permit to carry RTGS, NEFT, IMPS transaction that will enable IPPB customers to transfer and receive money from any bank account.  

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  Pranab Mukherjee to use postal ballot

  India | April 29, 2014 19:31 IST

  New Delhi: Breaking from tradition, President Pranab Mukherjee will become the first Head of the State to exercise his franchise through postal ballot when he will cast his vote early next week for South Kolkata

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  Tribal refugees in Tripura cast postal ballot for Mizoram

  India | April 03, 2014 8:01 IST

  Tripura: Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in seven camps in Tripura for the past 17 years after fleeing from their villages in neighboring Mizoram, on Tuesday began casting their votes through postal ballots for the Lok

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  Over 40k govt officials cast their votes through postal ballot

  India | December 01, 2013 7:12 IST

  New Delhi: Over 40,000 government officials, who will be on election duty on December 4, have cast their votes through postal ballots till today evening, an election commission official said.Delhi's Chief Electoral office has also

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  Mizoram refugees in Tripura to get postal ballot

  Politics | October 20, 2013 12:44 IST

  Agartala/Aizawl: The Reang tribal refugees, lodged in seven makeshift camps in Tripura the past 16 years since they fled their villages in neighbouring Mizoram, would cast their votes through postal ballots in the Dec 4

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  Mizoram polls: Bru voters in Tripura relief camps to use postal ballot

  Politics | October 12, 2013 12:36 IST

  Aizawl:  The Election Commission of India has made elaborate arrangement for the Bru voters living in Tripura relief camps so that they could exercise their franchise.Bru voters will be using postal ballots to cast their