GANGTOK, 20 Mar: Chief
Electoral Officer (CEO), D Anandan has stated that approximately 9,000
government employees including police personnel will vote through postal ballot
for the upcoming elections.
The CEO told reporters today that 3,500 government
employees, 538 taxi drivers and another 5,000 Sikkim Police personnel deployed
across the state will apply for postal ballot.
“We have already issued the forms to all employees who will
not be able to make it to their respective booths due to election duty,” he
stated.
He added here that another 680 voters will also vote through
postal ballot on 12 April.
“The ballot paper has to be printed and we already have the
envelopes ready. Every employee including those in reserve will all vote
through postal ballot and this number might increase,” he explained.
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