Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 946, posed by Adv. Adoor Prakash and addressed to the Minister of Law and Justice, inquired about plans to implement remote voting mechanisms for Non-Resident Indians and whether the Government would consider facilitating voting for Indian citizens abroad. The answer, provided by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, stated that no such proposal is currently under active consideration by the Ministry. The question was scheduled to be answered on Friday, December 5th, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Remote Voting Facility for NRIs: Subject of the unstarred question in Lok Sabha regarding the implementation of remote voting mechanisms for Non-Resident Indians.
Lok Sabha: Parliamentary body where the question regarding remote voting for NRIs was raised.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry to which the question regarding remote voting facility for NRIs is addressed.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 946
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 05th DECEMBER, 2025
REMOTE VOTING FACILITY FOR NRIs
946. Adv. Adoor Prakash:
Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any plan to implement remote voting
mechanisms for elections in the country to allow the Non-Resident Indians to
cast vote from their locations;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, whether the Government will consider the same to facilitate Indian
citizens abroad, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF
LAW AND JUSTICE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (c): No such proposal is under active consideration of the Ministry.
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