Postal ballots stamp their voice: Lok Sabha election's phase 1 voting on

The latest state elections show a higher share of postal ballots, according to an analysis of Election Commission of India data

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Bikaner: A government employee on poll duty casts his vote through postal ballot for the Lok Sabha elections, in Bikaner, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo: PTI)

Samreen Wani New Delhi

1 min read Last Updated : Apr 10 2024 | 9:54 PM IST

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The number of postal ballots cast has been rising in recent Lok Sabha (LS) elections.

The latest state elections show a higher share of postal ballots, according to an analysis of Election Commission of India data.

Close to 3 million voters cast their ballots by post in the 2019 LS elections, which accounted for 0.5 per cent of the total votes polled.

The proportion of postal votes polled in the general elections has gradually risen since 2009, when fewer than 1 million postal votes were cast. The share at the time was 0.2 per cent.

Some of the increase is attributed to

Topics : Election Commission of India Lok Sabha elections Elections Voter fraud

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