Voting Rights to NRIs

Voting Rights to NRIs

The Representation of People Act, 1951 has already been amended vide the Representation of People (Amendment) Act, 2010 (36 of 2010) so as to enable the citizens of India, who are away from their ordinary place of residence in India and residing abroad owing to their employment, education or otherwise, who have not acquired the citizenship of any other country and who are eligible to be registered as voters in the electoral rolls of the Assembly/Parliamentary Constituency in India to get themselves registered in the electoral roll as Overseas Electors. The Central Government issued necessary rules for giving effect to the aforesaid amendment Act vide the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Rules, 2011 [S.O.244(E) dated the 3rd February,2011] read with Corrigenda [S.O.306 (E) dated the 9th February,2011] and the Registration of Electors (Second Amendment) Rules, 2011 [S.O.426 (E) dated the 23rd February,2011]. The aforesaid Amendment Act was brought into force on 10th February,2011.