Chandigarh, December 20

Defence personnel will be able to cast their vote by using electronic postal ballot facility for the first time in the country in the Punjab Assembly poll, state Chief Electoral Officer VK Singh said today.With the use of e-ballot, the voting percentage by armed forces may jump to 70-80 per cent as against usual percentage of 2-3 per cent, he said.The ballot paper would be sent through electronic means to armed units. Defence voters would be able to download the blank ballot paper and after marking their preference, it would be sent back to respective returning officers through post. — PTI