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Centre, Poll Panel Response Sought On Plea Seeking Voting Rights For NRIs
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking voting rights for non-resident Indians or NRIs in elections in the country.
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Bill To Enable NRIs To Appoint Proxy To Cast Vote Passed By Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that proposes to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable the overseas electors to appoint proxies to cast their votes in the elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
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Centre To Amend Election Law, NRIs May Get To e-Vote. By When? Asks Supreme Court
In a major relief to Non-Resident Indians or NRIs keen to be part of the electoral process in their home country, the government today told the Supreme Court that it is ready to amend the election law to allow them to cast their vote through e-voting without having to fly from their respective countries.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Apprise It On Issue Of NRI Voting In Elections
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to apprise it within a week as to whether it is going to amend the election law or rules for enabling non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote in elections in India.
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US-Based Organisation Seeks Voting Rights And Rajya Sabha Seats For NRIs
An international convention of people of Indian-origin in the US has demanded voting rights for Indian citizens living outside India and Rajya Sabha seats for NRIs.
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Government Proposes to Give Voting Right to Non Resident Indians
The government today agreed to convene an all-party meeting to discuss its proposal to give NRIs the right to exercise their franchise by e-postal ballots or through proxy voting.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Voting Rights of Overseas Citizens
The Supreme Court, today, dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a journalist seeking quashing of amendments made in Citizenship Act which deny voting rights to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI).
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Can't Fix Time for NRI Voting Rights Legislation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, today, said that it cannot order legislature to make or amend a law within a particular time frame and granted eight weeks time to the Centre to effect changes in statutes for extending voting rights to NRIs through postal ballots.
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The NRI Factor. Why You Must Vote
In some states, NRI votes could change who's elected, says Shashi Tharoor.
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NRIs in UAE Hail Supreme Court's Directive on E-Voting
Leaders of the Indian expatriate community in the UAE have welcomed Supreme Court's directive to the government to enable NRIs to cast postal and e-ballots in polls in India.
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NRIs Must be Allowed to e-Vote Within 8 Weeks, Orders Supreme Court
Non Resident Indians or NRIs will soon be able to cast their vote for elections in India through electronic ballot. The Supreme Court today directed the central government to allow e-voting by NRIs within eight weeks.
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Registered NRI voters overseas will have to wait for future elections
NRIs who are registered voters in India will not be able to vote from their foreign locations as the Supreme Court on Friday accepted that the Election Commission faced statutory and logistic impediments in extending overseas voting facilities to them.
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Why NRIs are also NVIs (Non-Voting Indians)
On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reminded his country's 10 million non-resident citizens that they can vote in elections under a law passed in 2010. But it's far from clear whether many overseas Indians will bother to exercise their franchise as five Indian states get ready to go to the polls starting later this month.
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Voting opportunities to NRIs in poll-bound states with a rider
NRIs hailing from the five poll-bound states will be able to vote in the elections for the first time, but they will have to be physically present in their place of origin to exercise their franchise.The Election Commission has already issued guidelines for enrolment of names of NRIs in the rolls after holding several rounds of discussions with the...
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Non-Resident Indians can now vote back home
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies as the government has notified rules in this regard, fulfilling the longstanding demand of such people estimated to be 11 million. The rules make it clear that the NRIs would have to register as voters and be "physically present" with their pas...
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Centre, Poll Panel Response Sought On Plea Seeking Voting Rights For NRIs
The Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking voting rights for non-resident Indians or NRIs in elections in the country.
-
Bill To Enable NRIs To Appoint Proxy To Cast Vote Passed By Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that proposes to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to enable the overseas electors to appoint proxies to cast their votes in the elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
-
Centre To Amend Election Law, NRIs May Get To e-Vote. By When? Asks Supreme Court
In a major relief to Non-Resident Indians or NRIs keen to be part of the electoral process in their home country, the government today told the Supreme Court that it is ready to amend the election law to allow them to cast their vote through e-voting without having to fly from their respective countries.
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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Apprise It On Issue Of NRI Voting In Elections
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to apprise it within a week as to whether it is going to amend the election law or rules for enabling non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote in elections in India.
-
US-Based Organisation Seeks Voting Rights And Rajya Sabha Seats For NRIs
An international convention of people of Indian-origin in the US has demanded voting rights for Indian citizens living outside India and Rajya Sabha seats for NRIs.
-
Government Proposes to Give Voting Right to Non Resident Indians
The government today agreed to convene an all-party meeting to discuss its proposal to give NRIs the right to exercise their franchise by e-postal ballots or through proxy voting.
-
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Voting Rights of Overseas Citizens
The Supreme Court, today, dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a journalist seeking quashing of amendments made in Citizenship Act which deny voting rights to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI).
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Can't Fix Time for NRI Voting Rights Legislation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, today, said that it cannot order legislature to make or amend a law within a particular time frame and granted eight weeks time to the Centre to effect changes in statutes for extending voting rights to NRIs through postal ballots.
-
The NRI Factor. Why You Must Vote
In some states, NRI votes could change who's elected, says Shashi Tharoor.
-
NRIs in UAE Hail Supreme Court's Directive on E-Voting
Leaders of the Indian expatriate community in the UAE have welcomed Supreme Court's directive to the government to enable NRIs to cast postal and e-ballots in polls in India.
-
NRIs Must be Allowed to e-Vote Within 8 Weeks, Orders Supreme Court
Non Resident Indians or NRIs will soon be able to cast their vote for elections in India through electronic ballot. The Supreme Court today directed the central government to allow e-voting by NRIs within eight weeks.
-
Registered NRI voters overseas will have to wait for future elections
NRIs who are registered voters in India will not be able to vote from their foreign locations as the Supreme Court on Friday accepted that the Election Commission faced statutory and logistic impediments in extending overseas voting facilities to them.
-
Why NRIs are also NVIs (Non-Voting Indians)
On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reminded his country's 10 million non-resident citizens that they can vote in elections under a law passed in 2010. But it's far from clear whether many overseas Indians will bother to exercise their franchise as five Indian states get ready to go to the polls starting later this month.
-
Voting opportunities to NRIs in poll-bound states with a rider
NRIs hailing from the five poll-bound states will be able to vote in the elections for the first time, but they will have to be physically present in their place of origin to exercise their franchise.The Election Commission has already issued guidelines for enrolment of names of NRIs in the rolls after holding several rounds of discussions with the...
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Non-Resident Indians can now vote back home
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies as the government has notified rules in this regard, fulfilling the longstanding demand of such people estimated to be 11 million. The rules make it clear that the NRIs would have to register as voters and be "physically present" with their pas...
