The Bombay High Court on Thursday (November 6) observed that if every individual were to submit a voter enrolment application immediately upon turning 18, it would overwhelm the authorities with verification work and “open the floodgates”.

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The court said that a person who has turned 18 would be included in the electoral roll when a revision takes place. It directed the Electoral Registration Officer to decide, within six weeks, on the application of an 18-year-old woman seeking to be enrolled as a voter in Mumbai.

Court clarifies voting rights

Rupika Singh, who turned 18 in April this year, approached the High Court alleging that her application for enrollment as a voter had not been accepted because the c

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