1,859 Braille ballots to be dispatched for visually impaired voters; two Braille ballots would be given at each booth
Altogether 1,859 Braille ballots would be dispatched for the blind voters spread across the six constituencies of Bathinda district. The Braille ballots are meant for the literate blind voters, while the illiterate could take along their attendants to cast votes.
Two Braille ballots would be given at each of the 929 polling stations situated in the district. Interestingly, though arrangements are being made for the blind voters, the District Election Office does not have a consolidated figure about the number of blind voters in the state.
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