No postal ballots for NRIs this time: EC
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Another EC official mentioned extending postal ballots to NRIs would take a while as an modification was required.
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Non Resident Indians (NRI) should wait longer to have the ability to vote by postal ballots, as Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora mentioned on Friday that the power wouldn’t be prolonged to NRIs for the upcoming elections to the Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal assemblies.
The Election Commission had written to the Law Ministry on November 27, 2020 with the proposal of extending postal ballots to abroad electors.
“The Commission is technically and administratively ready to extend this facility in general elections to legislative assemblies of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry,” the EC’s letter to the Ministry mentioned.
After asserting the election schedule for the 4 States and one Union Territory on Friday night, Mr. Arora mentioned NRIs wouldn’t get the postal poll facility this time. He mentioned that after the EC despatched its observe to the Law Ministry, it was referred to the Ministry of External Affairs. Mr. Arora mentioned he had spoken to the Foreign Secretary and the MEA was of the opinion {that a} wider assembly of stakeholders be held. He mentioned a gathering could be organised throughout the interval of the 5 elections.
Another EC official mentioned extending postal ballots to NRIs would take a while as an modification was required.
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