CHENNAI : For the first time they got an opportunity to register as voters in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, but not even a single non-resident Indian (NRI) capitalised on it.The Election Commission had made provision for NRIs to exercise their franchise by filling in Form 6A through the EC portal. According to the EC guidelines, if the Form 6-A is sent by post with relevant documents, his or her name would be enrolled in the list.Chief electoral officer Praveen Kumar said: "Even though the EC had made the NRIs eligible to be included as voters and exercise their franchise, no NRI from Tamil Nadu came forward to cast their votes." NRIs whose names were on the rolls as local residents, however, voted. The EC has not allowed the NRIs to vote through post. According to EC's guidelines, if application (Form 6A) is sent by post with relevant documents, his/her name will be enrolled in the electoral list..After his/her enrolment they (NRIs) will be able to cast votes in election in the constituency, if they are physically present in the polling station along with their original passport on the day of poll.However, NRIs feel that the election date in Tamil Nadu was on a working day and it may not have been possible for them to get leave to come to their native place and cast their votes."First of all I am not aware of the fact about Form 6A. Moreover, I could not have taken off on April 13 since it was a working day here. Further to come to India, I needed to spend more money", R Sivakumar, who doing textile business in Malaysia told TOI over phone.Former CEO Naresh Gupta said the interval between the date of finalisation of candidates by the EC to the date of poll was very short for NRIs to communicate. "Also they are required to be present in the constituency to enable them to vote", he added.
NRIs in voter’s list too: Gujarat EC
Gandhinagar : The State Election Commission has formally launched the process for including names of Non Resident Indians (NRIs) hailing from the state in the voters list.After several rounds of discussions with the external affairs and overseas Indian affairs ministries, the Election Commission had earlier this year issued guidelines for enrollment of names of NRIs in electoral rolls.Officials in the state Election Commission said overseas citizens from the state can apply for enrollment into voters' list through Indian missions abroad or can approach voter registration centres in the state."Every citizen of India staying in a foreign country, who has completed 18 years of age as on January 1, 2011, can apply for including his name in the electoral roll in the constituency mentioned as his residence in his passport," said state election commission officials.The overseas electors have to submit form 6A for inclusion of their name in the electoral rolls.For enrolling his name in the voters' list, an NRI can go to an election registration officer (ERO) in person or send by post his application to the ERO concerned. A postal application must be accompanied by copies of the passport and other documents duly attested by an officer of the Indian mission in the country concerned.
NRIs in voter’s list too: Gujarat EC
Gandhinagar : The State Election Commission has formally launched the process for including names of Non Resident Indians (NRIs) hailing from the state in the voters list.After several rounds of discussions with the external affairs and overseas Indian affairs ministries, the Election Commission had earlier this year issued guidelines for enrollment of names of NRIs in electoral rolls.Officials in the state Election Commission said overseas citizens from the state can apply for enrollment into voters' list through Indian missions abroad or can approach voter registration centres in the state."Every citizen of India staying in a foreign country, who has completed 18 years of age as on January 1, 2011, can apply for including his name in the electoral roll in the constituency mentioned as his residence in his passport," said state election commission officials.The overseas electors have to submit form 6A for inclusion of their name in the electoral rolls.For enrolling his name in the voters' list, an NRI can go to an election registration officer (ERO) in person or send by post his application to the ERO concerned. A postal application must be accompanied by copies of the passport and other documents duly attested by an officer of the Indian mission in the country concerned.
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