Q. Consider the following statements regarding postal voting in Indian elections:
1. An individual under preventive detention can vote by postal ballot.
2. Postal ballots are counted first on the counting day of an election.
3. Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) were allowed to vote through postal ballot for the first time in 2019 parliamentary general election.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. Voters under preventive detention can vote only by postal ballot.
Statement 2 is correct. Postal ballots are counted first on the counting day of an election. The postal ballot should reach the returning officer by 8 am on the day of the counting. Counting of votes begin with counting of postal ballots at 8 am.
Statement 3 is incorrect. Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) were not allowed to vote through postal ballot in 2019 parliamentary general election. It was just in November, 2020, that the Election Commission had written to the Law Ministry with the proposal of extending postal ballots to overseas electors including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). It is not yet implemented.
