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Bengalis
abroad to miss voting chance in assembly polls
Friday February 18, 2011 08:46:42 AM,
IANS
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Kolkata:
Bengalis settled abroad will not be able to cast their ballots in
the coming West Bengal assembly elections as the Election
Commission has decided against the implementation of their voting
rights due to lack of time to complete the process, an official
said Thursday.
The Election Commission has decided against the NRIs implementing
their voting rights in the coming state assembly polls, as there
was no time left to prepare their electoral rolls, said additional
chief electoral officer N.K. Sahana.
West Bengal's chief electoral officer Sunil Gupta Tuesday said
Bengalis living abroad will be able to cast their votes provided
they are physically present in the state during the polls. But
before that, they had to complete the process of enlisting their
names in the electoral rolls, he said.
According to the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act
passed in November 2010, NRIs would be able to exercise their
franchise if they register themselves as voters and be "physically
present" with their passports on the polling day.
"The order, issued by the central government, has reached our
office today (Thursday), but it will not be implemented in the
coming Assembly elections as too little time is left for us to
prepare separate electoral rolls for them," said Sahana.
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