2024 Lok Sabha Elections: How can NRIs register to vote and cast a ballot?
The calendar for the 97 crore voter Lok Sabha elections in 2024 was released by the Indian Election Commission. NRIs are eligible to register as foreign voters. Form-8 can be used to make corrections to the electoral roll. validation by an officer at the booth level.
The schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections has been released by the Indian Election Commission. Beginning on April 19, there will be seven phases to the 44-day Lok Sabha election.
June 4 is when the votes will be tallied.There are more over 97 crore registered voters, 49.7 crore of whom are men and 47.1 crore of them are women.
Voting is available to Indian voters living outside of India (NRIs) in addition to nationals living in India. It is noteworthy because prior to 2010, NRIs were prohibited from casting ballots in elections.
According to the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act of 2010, non-residents of India (NRI) or Indians living abroad are able to register as voters in India under Section 20A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
An NRI who resides outside may be added to the Indian electoral roll, according to the Election Commission of India. According to information from the Election Commission, voters who are not citizens of India are enumerated under a special area labeled ‘Overseas Electors’ at the conclusion of the electoral roll for the residence address where they currently hold their passport.
Who are electors from abroad?
The Election Commission defines an overseas elector as an Indian citizen who is temporarily absent from India because of work or educational obligations and who has not earned citizenship in any other nation. The non-resident Indian (NRI) person may also register to vote in the constituency where their passport-listed Indian abode is located.
Any changes in an overseas voter’s residential address must also be reported to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO). An NRI must notify the ERO in order to register as a general voter in the Indian constituency of their usual home if they move to India.
