Q. In India, the postal voting in elections is available to which of the following groups of citizens?
1. Members of the armed forces.
2. Union cabinet ministers.
3. All voters above the age of 60.
4. Voters under preventive detention.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Postal voting is a facility through which a voter can cast her vote remotely by recording her preference on the ballot paper and sending it back to the election officer before counting.
Statement 1 is correct. Members of the armed forces like the Army, Navy and Air Force, members of the armed police force of a state (serving outside the state), government employees posted outside India and their spouses are entitled to vote only by post.
Statement 2 is correct. Special voters such as the President of India, Vice President, Governors, Union Cabinet ministers, Speaker of the House and government officers on poll duty have the option to vote by post. But they have to apply through a prescribed form to avail this facility.
Statement 3 is incorrect. Senior citizens above the age of 65 and voters who test positive for COVID19 or are suspected to be COVID-affected were allowed to cast their vote by post after the government amended the Conduct of Election Rules 1961.
Statement 4 is correct. Voters under preventive detention can also vote only by postal ballot.
