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ECI Mulls Polling Booths in Gated Communities
The New Indian Express Tirunelveli
|September 09, 2025
In a bid to increase voter turnout and make the process more accessible, the Election Commission of India (ECI) plans to set up temporary polling stations in large and high-rise apartment communities in urban areas, especially in places like Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Tiruchy, for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
For this, they have identified around 6,000 locations, especially gated communities like high-rise apartments where a large number of people reside, across the state.
According to the officials, the ECI officially announced this on March 4 and plans to set up polling stations in accessible areas, such as the ground floor of apartment buildings, to accommodate voters, including senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
This story is from the September 09, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tirunelveli.
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