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Minimum age to cast postal ballots
March 9 , 2024
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- The government has amended the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, to raise the minimum age for senior citizens eligible for voting by postal ballot to 85 years from 80 years.
- Postal ballot facility was extended under Rule 27A of the Conduct of Election Rules, to senior citizens above 80 years, persons with disability, poll officers, and Covid-positive persons.
- The total number of senior citizens above 80 years is around 1.75 crore, with those aged 80-85 years being around 98 lakhs.
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