The Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a statement that home voting for elderly citizens and persons with disabilities (PwD) electors and postal ballot voting started on Wednesday.

J&K’s Budgam assembly constituency is scheduled to go to the polls on November 11.

An ECI statement said that with the 27-Assembly Constituency Budgam set to go for Bye-Elections on November 11, the Home Voting process commenced today across the constituency.

“The commission has introduced the facility of home voting to ensure inclusive electoral participation, enabling eligible senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to cast their votes from the comfort of their homes,” the ECI said in a statement.

It said that the facility is available to voters aged 85 years and above, and PwD elec

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