Goan Reporter:RO NOTIFIES GUIDELINES ON POSTAL BALLOT PAPER FOR AV

Panaji : March 27, 2026::The Returning Officer (RO) for 21 Ponda AC, South Goa District has informed that the Election Commission of India, New Delhi has issued guidelines on Postal Ballot papers to the categories of Absentee Voters (AV), who have been given the facility of voting through Postal Ballot paper.The categories of Absentee Voters are senior citizens (above 85 years of age) (AVSC), Persons with disability flagged in the database for electoral roll (AVPD) and COVID 19 suspect or affected persons (AVCO). The schedule for voting by absentee voters in the category AVSC and AVPD above are as follows, for AVSC and AVPD category voting is scheduled from March 29, 2026 to March 31, 2026, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Similarly, separate polling teams will be visiting the registered address as given in Form 12D of the absentee voters in the AVSC and AVPD categories.