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Handbook for Electoral Registration Officers - Election Commission ...

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CHAPTER XI – ENROLMENT OF OVERSEAS ELECTORSWho is an overseas elector? –1. Provisions <strong>for</strong> registration of overseas electors in electoral roll have been made inthe Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Annexure 11.1)–i. By the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010 , Section 20A, hasbeen added after Section 20 in Representation of the People Act, 1950. This readsas follows: -20A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, every citizen ofIndia, -(a) whose name is not included in the electoral roll;(b) who has not acquired the citizenship of any other country; and(c) Who is absenting from his place of ordinary residence in Indiaowing to his employment, education or otherwise outside India(whether temporarily or not)Shall be entitled to have his name registered in the electoral rollin the constituency in which his place of residence in India asmentioned in his passport is located.(2) The time within which the name of persons referred to in subsection(1) shall be registered in the electoral roll and the mannerand procedure <strong>for</strong> registering of a person in the electoral rollunder sub-section (1) shall be such as may be prescribed.(3) Every person registered under this section shall, if otherwiseeligible to exercise his franchise, be allowed to vote at an electionin the constituencyManner and procedure of registration of overseas electors:2. Manner and procedure of registration of overseas electors has been prescribed by the<strong>Registration</strong> of Electors (Amendment) Rules, 2011, notified by the Ministry of Lawand Justice, Legislative Department, Government of India vide notification No.F.No. H-7(18)/98. –Leg.II (Vol.IV) (Annexure 11.2).85

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