August 06, 2022 3:12 am
Baghel said he agreed with the sentiment of the members on compulsory voting, but it was not practical to penalise people for not exercising their franchise.
August 07, 2015 3:44 am
Absentees would be first sent a notice and later a hearing would be held, the sources said.
May 01, 2015 2:36 am
The bill makes voting compulsory but violations will not attract legal sanctions.
November 18, 2014 12:27 am
Compulsory voting hasn’t had intended effects in countries that tried it out.
November 12, 2014 12:04 am
This will automatically improve voter turnouts. There are many citizens who do not bother to enrol in voters’ lists.
December 08, 2013 4:38 am
EC say cleaner electoral rolls achieved through de-duplication software,massive enrollment of new voters and awareness drives are the main reasons for the sharp rise in voting percentages.
October 20, 2013 1:30 am
In the last week of September,the Supreme Court passed orders giving voters the right to negative voting.
October 06, 2013 12:51 pm
Advani welcomed the Supreme Court suggestion that people should have the option of a negative vote.
September 29, 2013 2:15 am
Political parties are gearing up to push their demand for making voting compulsory.
September 28, 2013 2:03 am
Many citizens are disturbed by the large amounts of money being spent on elections.