Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Manmohan Singh's wife, Murli Manohar Joshi cast votes using mobile postal ballot

New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur cast her vote for the Delhi assembly polls on Thursday from her home using the mobile postal ballot facility, an election official said.

Similarly, former Union minister Murli Manohar Joshi (91) and his wife Tarla Joshi (89) also voted from their residence. Both were registered as Absentee Voters in the Senior Citizen category (AVSC), according to officials.

In the past Lok Sabha elections, Manmohan Singh had used the postal ballot facility to cast his vote, they added.

The Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS), introduced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), allows eligible voters to cast their ballots remotely. This system builds on the existing postal ballot system, enabling voters to receive and return their ballots electronically, even when they are away from their designated polling stations.

On January 23, the Chief Electoral Office of Delhi launched the "Vote from Home" programme, which caters to senior citizens aged 85 and above, as well as people with disabilities. The initiative, first introduced during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, has already seen 6,399 senior citizens and 1,050 people with physical disabilities opt for the facility in Delhi.

The voting for Delhi Assembly election is scheduled for February 5 and the results will be announced on February 8.

Delhi Assembly Election 2025 | The first of two state assembly polls this year sees a three-way contest between AAP, Congress, and BJP in the nation's capital. AAP decided to contest the polls alone, causing rumours of a rift in I.N.D.I.A. BJP, meanwhile, is hoping the liquor excise policy scam and pollution in Delhi will give the saffron party an edge over AAP. Kejriwal, on the other hand, has different plans with his demand for reservations for Delhi Jats. Congress will also be looking to make its presence felt and has not held back from attacking its own alliance partner. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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