5.8K senior citizens, 1.9K PwD voters in Dakshina Kannada cast ballot through doorstep voting
Mangaluru: The doorstep voting facility provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI) was utilized by 5,878 senior citizens and 1,957 voters with more than 40 per cent physical disabilities, considered as People with Disabilities (PwD) voters, in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency this year
Citizens aged 85 years and above as well as PwD voters are provided postal ballot facility by the ECI and are permitted to vote from home this year. The election officers and staff members visited houses of voters under the two categories in Dakshina Kannada constituency from April 15 to 17, under the system.
The official figures so far show that, of the 6,053 voters aged 85 years and above who had registered their names in the constituency for the doorstep voting system, 5,878 senior citizens cast their vote through the postal ballot system. Similarly, 1,929 PwD voters, of the 1,957 who are registered, cast vote over the last three days, in Dakshina Kannada.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
