Braille ballot papers for visually-challenged voters in UP
Braille ballot papers would be provided to 966 visually impaired voters to cast their vote during the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on February 11 in Muzaffarnagar, an official said on Wednesday. District Magistrate DK Singh said such voters have been identified in six constituencies and the Braille ballot papers would be provided in all 1,819 polling booths.
Muzaffarnagar, Feb 8 (PTI) Braille ballot papers would be provided to help 966 visually impaired voters exercise their franchise during the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on February 11 here, an official said today. The district authorities have identified these voters in six assembly constituencies. District Magistrate D K Singh said the ballot papers in Braille would be provided in all 1,819 polling booths. As many as 19.14 lakh electorate including 8,73,063 women would cast their votes in the six assembly constituencies which include Muzaffarnagar, Miranpur, Purkazi, Budhana, Khatoli and Charthawal in the district. 