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(1) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in Section 74, the following classes of voters shall have the opportunity to give their vote by postal ballot in such manner, as may be prescribed, namely:- (a) any person who is affected by epidemic disease; (b) any person in quarantine; Explanation.-- For the purpose of this section,- (i) "epidemic disease" means epidemic disease as defined under clause (a) of Section 2 of the Kerala Epidemic Diseases Act, 2021 (4 of 2021) and notified by the Government under Section 3 of the said Act from, time to time; (ii) "person in quarantine" means a person who is in quarantine in the State as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, from time to time, to prevent the spread of epidemic diseases. (2) A voter as specified in any of the classes under sub-section (1) may give his vote by postal ballot or may give his vote directly at the polling station, at the time fixed under sub-section (2) of Section 70. Note.-- The provisions of sub-section (2) shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of November, 2020.] Inserted by Act 11 of 2021. (w.e.f.30/09/2020).