Will amend law to allow NRIs to vote in their own country: Centre to SC

NEW DELHI: Non-resident Indians (NRI) may soon be able to vote as Centre has told the Supreme Court that it will amend law to allow NRIs to vote in their countries for elections in India.

Centre has sought two weeks time for submitting reply in the Court regarding the changes to be made in Representation of People's Act.

Last week Supreme Court had asked the Centre to take a decision within a week to give voting rights to NRIs either by amending Representation of the People Act or the Rules.


The top court is hearing a batch of petitions on various issues related to NRIs voting rights.

If allowed, nearly one crore NRIs living abroad will have their say in Indian elections.