Missing postal vote and making the arduous trip
The Hindu
Many elderly voters did not use facility due to lack of awareness
Khadeeja needed the support of two persons to be able to get into an autorickshaw after casting her vote at a polling booth in Kunnamangalam constituency on Tuesday. She does not remember her age. Her son, who drove the autorickshaw, said she was 83. Khadeeja could have avoided the arduous trip to and from the polling station as she had the choice to cast her vote at home under the category of absentee voters. But, she is one of the many elderly persons who missed the opportunity due to a lack of awareness. “We did not know that we had to apply for the facility until we met polling officers who came to record the vote of one of our elderly neighbours,” said Khadeeja’s son.
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