General Elections and bye-elections 2026: Over 2.3 lakh Electors to avail the Home Voting

• Home Voting is an optional postal-ballot facility for Absentee Voters — Senior Citizens (>85 yrs) and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) flagged on Electoral Rolls, enabling them to vote from their residence.
• Operationalised by ECI under Section 60(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, with procedural rigour (videography, secrecy, candidate intimation).
• Relevant to UPSC for GS-II (Representation of People Act, ECI, electoral reforms, vulnerable groups).