J'khand election dept to issue tokens to ease woes of voters

Voters in Jharkhand will no longer have to stand in queues waiting for their turns to exercise franchise during the assembly elections, due in November- December, as the state election department has decided to issue tokens to ease their woes, an official said.

Under the new system, people can collect tokens and sit on chairs provided at every polling station of the state, till their numbers were called by volunteers.

"An action plan has been prepared to lessen the woes of voters. They will be given tokens and chairs till their turn comes (to exercise franchise)," Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey told PTI on Thursday.

Asked whether there will be a public address system to call out the names of voters, Choubey said, "Not exactly. The volunteers will give tokens to the voters at the gate and call them (as and when their turn comes)."