Assembly Elections 2022: If Body Temperature is Above Set Norms, Voter Will be Asked to Come in Last Hour of Polling, Says EC
To keep the election procedure safe and healthy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, all basic protocols set by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Health shall be stringently followed for the upcoming Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India said.
Election commission of India while announcing the dates and schedule of the elections said that ‘If the temperature of a voter is above the set norms of Union Health Ministry, the elector will be provided with a token & asked to come for voting at the last hour of poll’.
At the last hour of the poll, such electors shall be facilitated voting, strictly following COVID-19-related preventive measures.
Assembly polls in 5 states | If the temperature of a voter is above the set norms of Union Health Ministry, the elector will be provided with a token & asked to come for voting at the last hour of poll: Election Commission
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2022
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