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Knocksense Shorts | UP's high-rise buildings & gated colonies to get polling stations

The objective is to make voting a convenient experience for all citizens.

Khushbu Kirti

In a first, UP's high-rise buildings and gated colonies will see polling stations installed on their premises. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has identified 217 apartment complexes and gated colonies in Uttar Pradesh — the highest number of such polling stations, as compared to any other state.

"The maximum is in Dadri (68), Noida (67), Sahibabad (37), Muradnagar (8) and seven each in Loni, Ghaziabad, and Bakshi-Ka-Talab," UP's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said.

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The objective is to make voting for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections a convenient experience for all citizens. "We have made attempts to set up polling stations with the idea that no voter has to travel more than 2 km to cast their vote," the officer added.

Efforts are being put in to ensure that voting in these areas is carried out in a hassle-free manner. As per the numbers, about 82,000 polling stations will be installed with live webcasting amenities. These spaces will be equipped with important facilities like drinking water, help desks, toilets, sufficient lighting, ramps for disabled voters, wheelchairs and volunteers present on the premises for any assistance.

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