NRIs can now register for voting

The Indian Election Commission has opened registration for Non-Resident Indians to apply for voting rights. Indian citizens living overseas, who have not acquired any other citizenships, are eligible to vote and can visit the ECI website and register for voting rights.

The Non-Resident Indian voters wouldn’t be issued voter IDs as their passport would suffice, according to sources. Various reports claim one crore NRIs would be allowed to vote through postal ballot. The web portal was launched a few days after the government cleared a proposal to extend the facility of voting in Assembly and General elections by electronic means and proxy to NRIs by amending the Representation of the People Act.