Imphal: Manipur Chief Election Officer Rajesh Agrawal flagged off the delivery and collection of postal ballot for Imphal East District for absentee voters at the DC Complex in Porompat on Wednesday.
An all-women team comprising two polling officers, videographers, a micro-observer and 1 half-section of armed security personnel each (one woman included) will visit all the 1,524 electors who opted for the postal ballot.
The flagging-off ceremony was attended by Imphal East Superintendent of Police M. Pradip Singh, Joint CEO, Manipur, Md S. Daulat Khan, and ADM, Imphal East Shamim Ahmad Shah and ADM, Imphal East Polem Lenin and other DLOs of the District along with the Manipur CEO.
The facility for voting through postal ballot paper is being imparted to Senior Citizens (AVSC), PwDs (AVPD) marked in electoral roll and COVID-19 suspect or affected persons (AVCO) at their houses or place of quarantine. Altogether, 1,524 electors comprising 1,254 AVSC and 270 AVPD voters will avail of the service.
The schedule for house-to-house visit for 10 assembly constituencies in two rounds will be completed on February 25.
The 10 ACs of Imphal East District will go to polls in the first phase on February 28. The counting of votes will be on March 10.
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