COVID-19 patients and people in quarantine will cast their votes through postal ballots in the three-phase elections to local bodies in the State. Applications for postal ballot need to be filed three days before the elections. One option is to enable them to cast their votes attired in PPE (personal protective equipment) kits, he said. For COVID-19 patients and people in quarantine in general, the commission will issue postal ballot to allow them to exercise their franchise this time. But the applications have to be filed three days before the elections.

Source: The Hindu November 06, 2020 12:33 UTC