Overseas Indian Voters: NRIs confirmed nice enthusiasm in registering as voters and about 1.2 lakh individuals registered their names in the voter checklist, however only a few individuals got here to train their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections this yr.
According to the info launched by the Election Commission, 1,19,374 NRI voters registered in 2024, of which Kerala registered the best variety of NRIs at 89,839. In 2019, 99,844 NRIs had registered.
Election officer gave figures
The election official stated that solely 2,958 abroad voters got here to India to take part in the world’s largest democratic course of. Of these, 2,670 voters have been from Kerala alone. In many massive states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, no contribution of migrant voters was seen in voting.
Only two out of 885 migrant voters voted in the Lok Sabha elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence state Gujarat. The state of affairs was nearly related in Maharashtra, the place out of 5,097 non-resident Indian (NRI) voters, solely 17 voted.
Have to show passport
As per the present electoral regulation, registered NRI voters have to return to their respective Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies to forged their votes. They should show their unique passport as proof of their id.
Data exhibits that there have been 7,927 registered NRI voters in Andhra Pradesh, however solely 195 got here to vote. None of the 19 registered voters in Assam voted. The state of affairs was related in Bihar, the place not one of the 89 registered migrant voters exercised their franchise. The same state of affairs was seen in Goa, the place not one of the 84 migrant voters voted.
