A waiting area is among the new additions to the facilities being offered by the administration for voters in polling booths this election. Ahmedabad collector Vikrant Pandey said that assured minimum facilities have been provided at all the 1,921 polling station locations and 5,627 polling stations in the district. “Since it is summer we have made arrangements for mandaps (shades) too at the polling stations. In all 105 polling stations across the district will be managed by women. “Of this 716 are those with locomotive disability and wheelchairs will be provided to them on polling day,” said Pandey.

Source: dna April 21, 2019 01:07 UTC