Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: IE
| Type of Voting | Description | Eligible Voters |
| In-Person Voting | Voters cast their ballots at designated polling stations on the specified election day using EVMs. | All registered voters. |
| Postal Ballots | Allows remote voting outside the polling station, without EVMs, before the designated poll date. | Special voters, Essential service workers (railways, telecom, health, media, etc.)., voters on election duty, detainees, and certain absentee voters. |
| Postal Voting Centers (PVC): Centers where essential service absentee voters can obtain and cast their postal ballots before the election day. | ||
| Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) | Encrypted ballots are sent electronically to service voters, who return completed ballots by post. | Service voters (armed forces, paramilitary, government employees abroad). |
| Home Voting | Election teams visit homes of 85+ aged voters, PwD, and COVID-19-affected voters to facilitate postal voting. | Voters aged 85+, persons with disabilities, COVID-19 affected voters. |
| Election Duty Certificate (EDC) | Allows election duty personnel to vote at their duty polling station within the same constituency. | Election duty personnel. |
| Proxy Voting | Service voters appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf at their designated polling station. | Armed and paramilitary forces (Classified Service Voters). |
| Assisted Voting | Allows a companion to assist a blind or disabled voter in casting their vote. | Voters with blindness or other disabilities. |
