Chandigarh April 2:
The Election Commission of India has approved registration of eligible Non Resident Indians (NRI) as voters in Punjab. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Kusumjit Sidhu said that under section 20A of the representation of the people act, 1950 inserted vide representation of the people (amendment) act, 2010, every overseas elector.
“It states Indian citizen who is absenting from his place of ordinary residence in India owing to employment, education or otherwise, and has not acquired citizenship of any other country and who is not included in the electoral roll, is entitled to have their name registered in the electoral roll of the constituency in which their place of residence in India,” told Kusumjit.
In terms of rule 8A of the registration of electors rules, 1960, every overseas elector whose place of residence in India is located in the State, who has completed 18 years of age as on January 1, 2011, and is desirous of registering their name in the electoral roll, is invited hereby to submit claim application in Form 6-A for registration in the electoral roll of the constituency.
The claim application in Form-6A may be either submitted in person directly to the registration officer or sent to such registration officer by post alongwith the documents mentioned in Form-6A and the guidelines.
The Election Commission of India has approved registration of eligible Non Resident Indians (NRI) as voters in Punjab. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Kusumjit Sidhu said that under section 20A of the representation of the people act, 1950 inserted vide representation of the people (amendment) act, 2010, every overseas elector.
“It states Indian citizen who is absenting from his place of ordinary residence in India owing to employment, education or otherwise, and has not acquired citizenship of any other country and who is not included in the electoral roll, is entitled to have their name registered in the electoral roll of the constituency in which their place of residence in India,” told Kusumjit.
In terms of rule 8A of the registration of electors rules, 1960, every overseas elector whose place of residence in India is located in the State, who has completed 18 years of age as on January 1, 2011, and is desirous of registering their name in the electoral roll, is invited hereby to submit claim application in Form 6-A for registration in the electoral roll of the constituency.
The claim application in Form-6A may be either submitted in person directly to the registration officer or sent to such registration officer by post alongwith the documents mentioned in Form-6A and the guidelines.
