National Voter's day on 25 January is a day dedicated to bringing together the youth to vote and take part in the political process. This year the focus was on disabled voters across many states with Karnataka taking the
lead to introduce measures to make voting accessible to all, a major challenge given the inaccessibility of voting booths.

Take Dakshina Karnataka, where there are over 10,000 people with different kinds of disabilities. With national elections round the corner, the district administration is gearing up to ensure that all voters are able to vote without any hassles. This means voters can enrol their names seven days after election dates are announced. There is also a helpline number 1950 where voters can call in with questions.

This is being planned for cities like Bengaluru and Mangaluru as well which have a huge disabled population and the state government is not leaving any stone unturned to make sure that their needs are addressed.

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