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Gujarat makes voting compulsory in panchayat elections | Gujarat Government on Saturday moved the controversial Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009 in the State Assembly which will make voting compulsory in all local body elections of the state. With this Gujarat became the first state to introduce
such a law in the country. Speaking on the Bill, State Urban Development Minister
Nitin Patel termed the move as pioneering and aimed at making democracy more
representative
and meaningful. The Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009 amended
the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corp Act 1949, the Gujarat Municipalities Act,
1963 and the Gujarat Panchayats Act 1993. With state assembly passing the Bill
it will become mandatory for all registered voters in Gujarat to vote and those
absent will be summoned by the local election officer to submit a valid reason
for being abscent with proof within a month. The new rule applies to the elections
to all seven municipal corporations, 159 municipalities, 26 district panchayats,
223 taluka panchayats and in 13,713 village panchayats of the state. The new amendment
empowers the election officer to declare people who do not cast their vote as
defaulter voters and subsequently, the government will decide on the action to
be taken against the defaulters. |
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