Women, senior citizens, physically challenged persons to be given priority in queue at polling stations

Ahmedabad, 27 April, 2014

According to notifications issued by various district collectors in Gujarat, the voters who are physically challenged, above 65 age, women with small child and pregnant women will be given priority in voting at polling stations. If there are two queues of gents and ladies, two women voters and then one male voter will be allowed to move forward to vote. Mobile phone are banned at polling stations. Agents are not allowed to take list outside the polling station. Voter slips with party symbols are not allowed to be distributed. Vehicles carrying voters and presence of party symbols in 200 meter radios of polling stations are not allowed. Gujarat is going to witness polling on Wednesday, 30th of April.