New Delhi: Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday about the mail facility for eligible overseas Indian voters for the upcoming meeting polls as the matter is still under discussion with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In response to a question, the Minister of Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, stated in a written reply that the Electoral Commission had amended a proposal to amend the 1961 Election Election Rules to electronic transmission system (ETPBS) for overseas to facilitate voters.
“As the matter is still being discussed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to iron out the logistical challenges associated with the implementation of the proposal, it is not possible to extend the said facility to the overseas voters in the upcoming election to the state legislation. not. meetings, ”he said.
West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will go to the polls from March 27.
Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said at an event last week that the election panel would hold a seminar with all stakeholders on the issue of a postal vote for overseas voters as proposed by the government.
He hoped the concept would materialize in the next six months or a year.
At present, NRIs can vote in the constituency in which their place of residence, as stated in the passport, is located. Some time ago, the Commission began looking for options to enable NRIs to vote from overseas after receiving several requests to expand voting options.
Source: Telangana Today