Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 As of Friday, nearly two lakh voters aged 85 and above, as well as persons with disabilities (PwD), have cast their votes through home voting as part of the Kerala Assembly elections, officials said.
According to data shared by the Election Commission, 1,28,381 senior citizen absentee voters (AVSC) aged 85 or above cast their votes from home, a process which began on Monday.
Similarly, 55,406 absentee voters with disabilities (AVPD) have exercised their franchise to date.
There are a total of 1,45,598 voters in the AVSC category and 62,159 voters under the AVPD category in the state.
On Friday, as many as 68,527 voters from the AVSC and 30,205 from AVPD categories cast their votes from homes.
The Election Commission has deployed 2,468 teams to visit absentee voters and assist them in casting their votes from home.
Elections to 140 seats in Kerala will be held on April 9, and the counting of votes will be done on May 4.