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If implemented after stakeholder consultations, migrant voters do not need to travel to their home district to exercise their franchise.

New Delhi, Dec 29: In a major move to increase voter participation, the Election Commission on Thursday said it has developed a prototype of a remote electronic voting machine (RVM) for domestic migrant voters and has invited political parties for a demonstration on January 16.If implemented after stakeholder consultations, migrant voters do not need to

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 16: State Election Commission (SEC) today announced date of repoll in District Development Constituencies (DDCs) Drugmulla (Kupwara) and Hajin-A (Bandipora) which shall be held on 5-12-2022. Pertinently, the counting of these constituencies was withheld by the (Election Authority) and subsequently through an order the voting in these constituencies was declared Void and it was ordered that a re-poll shall be held in both the DDCs by drawing the list of eligible candidates. It is ...

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a petition against the Central governments decision to enable linking of electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem.

A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka tagged the petition filed by former Major General S G Vombatkere with a similar pending matter

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the governments decision to enable Aadhaar-Voter Card linkage. India News | SC Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Centres Decision to Link Aadhaar with Voter ID Card.

It challenged the constitutional vires of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 and amended Section 23 and Section 28 of the Representation of People`s Act, 1950 and the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Rules, 2022 and two notifications regarding Aadhaar-Voter Card linkage.

Senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing the petitioner, contended that the right to vote cannot be denied on the ground of not having an Aadhaar card

It alleged that the country had to bear a cost of about Rs 47.84 crore for printing and supplying electoral rolls to the candidates of the recognized parties.

The PIL filed by two advocates has sought an alternative to save the enormous expenditure as well as the usage of large quantities of paper