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Now, EVMs for the visually challenged

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 15:55 -- deepti.gahrotra

For the first time the Election Commission has introduced Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Braille to help people who have vision disability vote in the May 5 assembly elections in Karnataka. 

Official sources said voters with this disability, physically disabled, women voters who come with infants can directly walk into the polling booth without waiting in line for their term.
Senior citizens can also cast their vote without waiting in the queue. The EC has also allowed provision of drinking water to voters.

Campaigning for the May 5 polls ends today.

Source: Hindustan Times

Category: 
Month of Issue: 
May
Year of Issue: 
2 013
Source: 
Press Trust of India
Place: 
Bengaluru
Segregate as: 
National

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