An elderly person using home-voting facility.
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Thane: A total of 746 persons above the age of 85 as well as those with disabilities have cast vote from their homes in Maharashtra's Thane district for the upcoming state assembly elections, an official said on Tuesday.
In all, 933 persons from 18 assembly constituencies of the district had registered for the home voting facility for the November 20 state polls.
Till Monday, 651 persons aged above 85, and 95 persons with disabilities from 12 assembly constituencies have exercised their franchise, a district poll official said.
The home voting facility, will be available till November 17, has been provided following all protocols to ensure maximum voting in the assembly polls, the official said.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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