Compulsory Voting

Gujarat becomes first Indian state to make voting compulsory in local body polls

Gujarat government issued a notification in Ahmedabad on making voting compulsory for people of the state during elections to local self governing bodies.

Gujarat to introduce compulsory voting in upcoming local bodies polls

Gujarat will introduce compulsory voting in the upcoming local bodies polls, which are likely to be held in October, and the process of framing rules for default voters is underway.

Gujarat govt to take decision on compulsory voting during upcoming local body polls

Gujarat government plans to implement compulsory voting during the forthcoming local body polls.

Gujarat govt's move to make voting compulsory is undemocratic: JD(U)

Strongly condemning the Gujarat government's move to make voting compulsory, Janata Dal (United) on Thursday termed it as "undemocratic and infringement".

Compulsory voting in Gujarat: Why the "liberals" are wrong on this one

Deepening democracy needs an openness to try out new ways to get people to participate. Compulsory voting is one such way, and it needs to be tested and tried before being rejected as an option

Gujarat gets it wrong: Compulsory voting is patronising and undemocratic

A new law wants to make voting compulsory in low-level elections in Gujarat. The logistics would be daunting but more importantly, does it go against the fundamental principle of a liberal democracy?