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Registered Post to retire as standalone service: Announcement stirs nostalgia

Registered post saw a decline of nearly 25 per cent in the decade even before the Covid pandemic arrived and accelerated digital adoption.(PTI)

Updated on Aug 03, 2025 09:51 AM IST

Police constable who made postal ballot paper pictures viral suspended

Police constable who made postal ballot paper pictures viral suspended

Updated on Dec 02, 2024 07:04 AM IST

Country’s oldest female voter casts her ballot in Fazilka dist

Country’s oldest female voter casts her ballot in Fazilka dist

Updated on Jun 02, 2024 05:56 AM IST

Personnel on election duty to vote at Special Voter Facilitations centres: CEO

The polling personnel on election duty will apply on Form 12/Form 12A for postal ballots/EDC to the returning officer concerned, who will send the same to the ARO where they are voters. (HT File Photo)

Updated on May 04, 2024 06:20 AM IST

Noida: Over 300 senior citizens, disabled people vote from home

In the Noida assembly constituency, 4,288 senior citizen (above 85 years) voters and 4,453 disabled voters were identified by the administration. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 16, 2024 07:50 AM IST

Gautam Budh Nagar: Polling staff to cast postal ballot at facilitation centre

According to Nodal officer (postal ballot), the facilitation centre set up for voters on election duty minimises the potential misuse of postal ballot facility and ensures free, fair and transparent elections. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 16, 2024 06:52 AM IST

Doorstep voting for elderly, PwD voters in Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission

There are over 81 lakhs of 85+ aged voters and 90 lakhs PwD voters registered across the country. (Representative file photo)

Updated on Apr 12, 2024 02:41 PM IST

EC allows journalists on poll duty to vote through postal ballot

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has allowed media personnel on duty related to poll day coverage to vote through postal ballot in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 30, 2024 05:46 AM IST

What is Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule?

FILE - A Delaware County secured drop box for the return of vote-by-mail ballots is pictured, May 2, 2022, in Newtown Square, Pa. An exterior envelope date requirement in Pennsylvania's mail-in voting system does not run afoul of a civil rights law, a federal appeals court panel said Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in overturning a lower-court ruling. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)(AP)

Published on Mar 29, 2024 12:25 AM IST

Karnataka records its highest voter turnout in state polls at 73.19%

Voting ended in Karnataka for all 224 assembly seats on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on May 12, 2023 12:06 AM IST

EC wants voters on poll duty to cast postal ballot at facilitation centre only

If implemented, potential misuse of keeping ballot papers by the voters on election duty for a long time with them would be minimised. (Representative Image/ PTI)

Published on Sep 21, 2022 05:38 PM IST

Govt for wider consultations before allowing postal ballots for NRIs

EC said it has been receiving several representations from Indian diaspora residing abroad to facilitate voting through postal ballots since such overseas electors are not in a position to be present in their polling area.(PTI)

Published on Dec 15, 2020 07:59 PM IST

‘Can be sold for profit’: Sitaram Yechury warns on postal ballots for NRIs

There are 12.6 million non-resident Indians (NRIs), those holding an Indian passport but ordinarily residing outside the country, spread across more than 200 nations, according to the government.(PTI)

Updated on Dec 02, 2020 09:52 AM IST

Parties allege attempt to influence vote count, top poll body responds

RJD leader Manoj Jha and other party leaders arrive at election office during the counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly election in Patna on Nov 10, 2020.(PTI)

Updated on Nov 10, 2020 11:58 PM IST

US Presidential Election 2020: Postal ballots can play a crucial role in final outcome

An election worker works on counting absentee ballots.(AFP photo)

Updated on Nov 05, 2020 06:08 AM IST

Postal ballot facility for Covid-hit in Kerala local body election

The local body elections in the state are likely to be conducted by mid-October. Trends in the local body polls that precede the assembly elections are usually indicative of voter preferences. (ANI photo)

Updated on Sep 16, 2020 07:35 PM IST

EC pauses postal ballot for 65+ voters in Bihar polls, cites constraints

In February, Delhi became the first state to experiment with postal ballots, extending the facilities to those with severe disabilities or above the age of 80 years.

Updated on Jul 16, 2020 07:46 PM IST

Covid-19 patients, elderly can vote in elections via postal ballot: All you need to know

The notification was issued ahead of the Bihar assembly polls which is scheduled to take place somewhere between October and November. West Bengal’s assembly elections are also due to be held in early 2021.(PTI PHOTO.)

Updated on Jul 02, 2020 06:16 PM IST

Govt extends postal ballot facility to those over 65 and Covid-19 patients in big change in voting rules

The move comes ahead of the Bihar elections. The coronavirus pandemic has brought political activities to a juddering halt.(File photo for representation)

Updated on Jul 02, 2020 07:05 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Postal ballots to ensure election duty staff cast their votes

The Gautam Budh Nagar district administration is holding training sessions to ensure that the polling staff does not miss out on casting their vote in the Lok Sabha elections.(AFP Photo)

Published on Apr 04, 2019 04:57 PM IST

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