Panchayat elections: Corona infected will also be able to vote, the commission said that this work will have to be done

Posted on 13th Apr 2021 by rohit kumar

There is great information for voters of the Panchayat elections that are occurring amid the Corona epidemic. Now infected voters can also vote in elections. Election observer Dr. Arvind Kumar Chaurasia said that Corona-infected voters will be able to vote in panchayat elections.

 

 

He told that the family of the Corona-infected would have to inform the returning officer in writing the day before the vote. According to the commission's instructions, before the polling, an infected voter can be put to vote by wearing a PPE kit. During this time the sector magistrate will also be wearing a PPE kit. After that, the room will be sanitized.

 

 

In the last 24 hours, there were 18,021 new cases in the state.

Let me tell you that the corona infection has reached a very frightening state in UP. In the last 24 hours, there have been 18,021 new cases in the state, which is a record so far. 13685 were found infected on Monday. In the new cases of Corona, 5382 alone belongs to Lucknow. Apart from this, 1856 new cases have been reported in Prayagraj, 1404 in Varanasi, and 1271 in Kanpur.

 

Record 72 people died

Earlier on Monday, there was some decrease in the number of new patients, but a record 72 people died due to infection. This is the maximum depth in a day in the second wave of Corona. 13,685 infected were found in the state on Monday. A day earlier on Sunday, 15,353 patients were found.

 

3892 infected found in Lucknow

At the same time, 3892 infected were found in Lucknow. 4444 were found infected on Sunday. Apart from this, 1417 patients were found in Varanasi, 1295 in Prayagraj, 716 in Kanpur Nagar, 474 in Gorakhpur, 336 in Meerut, 267 in Jhansi, 239 in Gautam Budh Nagar, 230 in Ballia. On Sunday, 1.93 lakh samples were tested, while on Saturday 2,03,780 samples were tested.

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