In addition to announcing the election schedule for five states, the Election Commission of India reaffirmed its commitment to guaranteeing that no voter is denied the opportunity to cast a ballot. The commission has established around 2.15 lakh polling places throughout the states that are scheduled to hold elections in order to make voting easier.
In order to guarantee that even the most remote voters may take part in the democratic process, election officials must go to a number of unusual and remote polling places. Polling teams travel great distances in states like Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, traversing rivers and hiking through forests and hills.
To get to the isolated Dhanekhana polling station in Assam, poll workers must travel approximately 50–60 kilometers from Majuli. To get to the voting place, which serves 248 voters, one must take a ferry across the Brahmaputra River, travel by road, and then take a tractor. It’s one of the hardest polling places to get to because of the rough terrain and poor connectivity.
Election officials in Kerala who are going to Booth No. 34 at Edamalakuddy in the tribal area of Idukki district must first use specialized vehicles to drive almost 30 kilometers over difficult off-road terrain before making an 8-kilometer walk. 693 electors from the isolated tribal community are served by the polling place.
Polling teams in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal walk through the Buxa Tiger Reserve’s woods to get to isolated booths. In order to reach voters who reside deep within the reserve region, polling booths have been put up at Buxa (759 voters), Chunabhatti (235 voters), and Adma (445 voters). This requires authorities to transport polling equipment through forest routes.
To get to the Vellimalai polling station in Tamil Nadu, which serves just five voters, officials must travel for over three hours across challenging hilly terrain in the Varusanad Hills of Theni district. The polling place has been set up to guarantee that every voter can exercise their right to vote, notwithstanding the small number of electors.
In the meantime, the historic V.O. Chidambaram Pillai School in Puducherry, which was constructed in 1885 under French rule, serves as one of the polling places. There are two polling places on campus that serve 722 and 651 voters, respectively.
On April 9, elections will be held in Puducherry, Kerala, and Assam. Voting is scheduled for April 23 in Tamil Nadu. Two stages of voting will take place in West Bengal: the first on April 23 and the second on April 29. On May 4, the results will be made public.
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