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Law
giving voting rights to NRIs comes into force
Thursday February 10, 2011 10:53:16 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Non-resident Indians can now get their names registered in the
electoral rolls, with the amended legislation coming into force
Thursday.
A press release by the law and justice ministry Thursday said the
government has issued the necessary notification bringing the
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 2010 into force on
Feb 10.
"The amending act confers voting rights to citizens of India who
are absenting from their place or ordinary residence in India
owing to their employment, education or otherwise outside India
(whether temporarily or not)," the release said.
It said that Indian nationals, not residing in India, will be
entitled to have their names registered in the electoral rolls in
the assembly or parliamentary constituency in which their place of
residence is in India as mentioned in their passport is located.
"The overseas Indians can now furnish the documents self attested
by them," said the press release.
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