Hundreds of government officials deployed for election duty on Wednesday and Thursday are feared to have lost their chance to cast their votes, with many pointing out that they were required to report for duty before receiving their postal ballots. Despite a High Court directive that postal ballots be delivered to the respective centres by 2 p.m. on Wednesday, officials said several centres had still not received them even by 5 p.m. Published – April 09, 2026 08:19 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Puducherry Assembly election: Huge enthusiasm among all sections to exercise their franchise for Assembly polls in U.T. Kanimozhi flags ‘neglect’ of State, hits out at Opposition