49-O. Elector deciding not to vote.-If an elector, after his electoral roll number has been duly entered in the register of voters in Form-17A and has put his signature or thumb impression thereon as required under sub-rule (1) of rule 49L, decided not to record his vote, a remark to this effect shall be made against the said entry in Form 17A by the presiding officer and the signature or thumb
A lot of emails have been floating around saying that this provision is in the Constitution when actually it's not.
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It does exist... they claimed that this time during the present polls, all booths had copies of it... though I can't say for sure if they did have it! (well I didn't go to vote coz they haven't given me id abhi tak :-ss )
Agreed, but as I mentioned, it's not in the Constitution, but in the CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS RULES, 1961.
Anyway, even I didn't vote. My Id never reached me. Oh well, next time :|
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