States »SoutPosted at: Apr 6 2021 9:05PM

510 Covid patients cast their votes in Pondy

Puducherry, Apr 6 (UNI) As many as 510 COVID-19 patients exercised their franchise on Tuesday Assembly Election in the Union Territory.

Director of Medical Services (DMS) Dr Mohan Kumar, in a WhatsApp message, said 220 patients in Puducherry region, 247 in Karaikal region, 25 in Mahe region and 18 in Yanam region, had exercised their franchise in the polls.

It may be noted that the last one hour of polling was dedicated to Covid patients.
Currently, the UT has 1,773 active cases, of which 1,347 are in home quarantine.
Notably, an estimated 80 per cent of 1003840 electors had cast their votes in the polls to elect 30-member to the Territorial Assembly.
The results will be declared on May 2.
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