Centre extends postal ballot facility to voters above 65, Covid-19 patients under quarantine

Ahead of Bihar Assembly election, which is likely to be held in October-November, Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that electors above the age of 65 years and COVID-19 patients under home/institutional quarantine will be able to vote by postal ballot.

According to NDTV, such a facility was earlier available only for people over the age of 80 and those who are not in their home state.