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Assam passes Uniform Civil Code bill amid Opposition protestsAssam has passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill. This new law establishes a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession, and live...
Netanyahu's coalition moves to seek early vote in IsraelIsrael's ruling coalition on Wednesday submitted a proposal to dissolve parliament to pave the way for early elections as Prime Minister Be...
No proposal to make voting compulsory: Govt to Lok SabhaUnion Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal revealed that there were no plans to make voting mandatory or limit election freebies, as informed to ...
'We are not lawmakers': Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL for compulsory voting in electionsDelhi High Court warned the petitioner, advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, it would dismiss the petition with costs after which he withdrew i...
Compulsory voting regime not feasible: Nasim Zaidi"Model of compulsory voting is successful in small countries. They can manage it as the number of electorate is very small but bringing tha...
Compulsory voting requires consensus but awareness should be raised: Venkaiah NaiduThe minister said casting voting is not only a right but also a responsibility of the citizens and they are "duty-bound" to exercise the fr...
Compulsory voting not possible, reforms will continue: GowdaGovernment today promised to carry out electoral reforms but turned down a request for introduction of compulsory voting citing practical r...
BJP member opposes private member bill of party colleagueA private member bill of a BJP member proposing compulsory voting was today opposed by his fellow party man in the Lok Sabha.
HC stays compulsory voting rule in Gujarat civic pollsThe Gujarat High Court today stayed the implementation of a law that makes voting compulsory in the civic body elections in the state.
Congress hails Gujarat High Court stay on voting rule; BJP vows legal fightCongress said the stay on the mandatory voting law was "a blow to the BJP-led autocratic regime" in the State.
Gujarat to introduce compulsory voting in local body polls: CM Anandiben PatelOpposition Congress criticised the move saying that the Gujarat government is 'imposing' compulsory voting through the power of majority.
Lok Sabha members pitch for compulsory votingDushyant Chautala (INLD), while favouring compulsory voting, made a case for introduction of bio-metric cards to check bogus voting.
Gujarat government keen to make voting mandatory before polls in OctoberA committee formed by the Gujarat government to frame rules for compulsory voting, has hurriedly invited suggestions from the people before...
- No move to introduce compulsory voting in country: Government
The government today said it has not initiated any action to introduce compulsory voting in the country.
Compelling people to vote will empower big money, not citizensPM Modi argues that compulsory voting will produce a more representative outcome than one in which only a fraction of voters exercise their...
Voting is compulsory in this Rajkot villageA villager who has a pressing engagement on voting day has to take prior permission of the sarpanch to abstain from voting.
LK Advani endorses Narendra Modi's view on compulsory votingAdvani today appeared to be on the same page as Modi as he endorsed the Gujarat CM's view that there that there should be compulsory voting...
Narendra Modi hails SC on negative vote, pitches for compulsory votingSpeaking about the SC verdict Modi said, "For a long time I have called for a right to reject in polls. Without it, there was something lac...
Make voting compulsory, says Vice-President AnsariHamid Ansari calls for electoral reforms, including compulsory voting and proportional representation in legislatures across all sections o...
- Compulsory voting not practical: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Navin B Chawla said on Sunday that making voting compulsory was not "practical" and maintained that the legisla...