Postal Ballot

Appearing for George on Monday, the counsel, Santosh Mathew, said senior citizens should be allowed to vote by postal ballot by the state election commission.

The petition filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay says that ballot and EVM without political party symbol have many benefits.

A move by the Election Commission ahead of the Bihar polls to allow those aged 65 and above to vote via postal ballot petered out after Opposition allegations that it would expose them to influence and mischief