Perspective : Remote Voting | 17 January, 2023
Summary
TLDRThe discussion revolves around the concept of remote voting in India, a significant initiative in response to low voter turnout, particularly among internal migrants. The Election Commission of India has proposed a remote electronic voting machine (RVM) prototype to facilitate voting for migrants. Despite initial reservations from opposition parties, experts on the panel advocate for a comprehensive approach to electoral reforms, emphasizing the need for a single voter list, privacy for the electoral ID, and improving the quality of representatives. The conversation underscores the importance of making elections more inclusive and the challenges of implementing new technologies and processes.
Takeaways
- 🗳️ India is considering the introduction of a Remote Voting Machine (RVM) to address the issue of low voter turnout, particularly among migrant voters.
- 📊 Approximately one-third of eligible voters, translating to about 30 crore individuals, do not participate in elections, which is a significant concern for the Election Commission of India.
- 🔄 The inability to vote due to internal migration is a prominent reason for low voter turnout, and the RVM aims to enable these voters to cast their votes from remote locations.
- 🤝 The Election Commission has sought the views of recognized political parties on the RVM, including necessary legislative and administrative changes and the voting method.
- 👥 A panel of experts, including a former director of the Election Commission of India, a political analyst, and a senior journalist, discussed the concept and implementation of remote voting.
- 🏢 The issue of defining who qualifies as a domestic migrant is complex and requires consensus among sociologists and other experts to address.
- 📉 Urban apathy, not just migration, contributes to low voter turnout, indicating a need for broader voter education and awareness campaigns.
- 🔑 The RVM could potentially benefit various segments of the population, including the elderly and those unable to physically reach polling stations.
- 🛡️ Security and privacy concerns are raised with the introduction of new technology, with questions about the safety and hack-proof nature of the RVM.
- 📝 The implementation of remote voting will require extensive logistical planning, including the establishment of remote polling stations and special equipment.
- 🔍 The broader issue of electoral reform in India includes not only the facilitation of remote voting but also the improvement of the quality of representatives and the overall voting experience.
Q & A
What is the significance of remote voting in India's democratic process?
-Remote voting is significant in India as it addresses the issue of voter participation, especially for migrants who cannot physically reach their polling stations due to various reasons such as internal migration for work or education.
What is the current state of voter participation in India?
-Despite an increase in voter registration, there is a stagnation in voter participation, with approximately one-third of eligible voters not participating in elections, translating to about 30 crore (300 million) people.
What is the Election Commission of India's (ECI) proposed solution to the issue of voter participation?
-The ECI has showcased a prototype for a remote electronic voting machine (RVM) that would enable migrant voters to vote from remote polling stations.
What are the concerns raised by the opposition parties regarding the RVM?
-Opposition parties have expressed concerns about the RVM proposal, terming it as very sketchy due to issues such as lack of clarity on the definition and number of domestic migrants.
What is the role of technology in facilitating remote voting?
-Technology plays a crucial role in enabling remote voting by allowing the development of secure and reliable systems such as the RVM, which can be used by migrants to vote without physically being present at their registered constituency.
What are the administrative, legal, and operational issues that need to be sorted out according to the ECI?
-The ECI has mentioned that issues such as defining the criteria for domestic migrants, ensuring the security and integrity of the remote voting process, and making necessary legislative and administrative changes are among the challenges that need to be addressed.
How does the concept of remote voting relate to the urban apathy observed in voter turnout?
-Remote voting could potentially address urban apathy by making it easier for urban residents, who may be more transient or have less access to polling stations, to participate in elections.
What are the potential benefits of remote voting for other segments of voters besides domestic migrants?
-Remote voting could benefit elderly people, those with disabilities, and individuals who are unable to physically reach polling stations due to work or other commitments, thus increasing overall voter participation.
What is the importance of consensus among political parties regarding the implementation of remote voting?
-Consensus among political parties is crucial for the successful implementation of remote voting as it ensures that the new system is accepted as fair and unbiased, and that it does not favor any particular party.
What are some of the broader electoral reforms that are being discussed along with remote voting?
-Broader electoral reforms include improving the quality of representatives, addressing the issue of urban apathy, ensuring privacy for voters, and potentially consolidating the electoral rolls into a single list for all types of elections.
How does the introduction of remote voting impact the role of state administration in elections?
-The introduction of remote voting could increase the involvement of state administrations in managing elections, as they would need to oversee the logistics of remote voting and ensure compliance with election laws and regulations.
Outlines
🗳️ Remote Voting for Migrant Voters in India
The script discusses the concept of remote voting in India, the world's largest democracy, where voter participation has been stagnant with about one-third of eligible voters not participating. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced a prototype of a multi-constituency remote electronic voting machine (RVM) to enable migrant voters to vote from remote polling stations. The ECI has sought feedback from political parties on this technology and related legislative and administrative changes. The segment features a panel of experts including Mr. Akshay Rawat, former director of the ECI, to explore the issue of remote voting, its necessity, and the challenges of engaging migrant voters in the electoral process.
🌐 Addressing the Urban Apathy in Voter Turnout
This paragraph delves into the reasons behind the urban voter apathy and the challenges faced by the Election Commission in facilitating voting for domestic migrants. It highlights the ECI's efforts to pilot a remote voting system and the initial reservations expressed by political parties. The discussion also touches on the definition of a domestic migrant, the sheer volume of internal migration in India, and the need for a registration process to include these migrants in the democratic process. The panelists emphasize the importance of making elections inclusive and ensuring the fundamental right of migrants to vote.
🔒 Ensuring Security and Trust in Remote Voting Technology
The conversation in this paragraph revolves around the security concerns and the need for consensus among political parties regarding the introduction of new voting technology. It discusses the ECI's indigenous development of a trusted direct voting machine (DVM) and the resistance to change due to fears about safety and hack-proofing. The panelists consider the potential impact of remote voting on various demographics, including the elderly and those in difficult-to-reach locations, and the need for a pilot program before a national rollout.
📈 The Long Road to Electoral Reforms and Inclusive Participation
This paragraph outlines the broader context of electoral reforms in India, focusing on the challenges of implementing remote voting for migrants and the urban population. It discusses the need for a long-term approach to settle issues such as the definition of migrants, the volume of migration, and the administrative and legal changes required. The panelists stress the importance of trust between election managers and stakeholders and the need to view the issue from the perspective of the voter, not just political parties.
🤔 The Quality of Elections and the Importance of Voter Privacy
The discussion in this paragraph emphasizes the need for electoral reforms that go beyond facilitating remote voting. It raises concerns about voter privacy and the challenges of having multiple electoral rolls, suggesting a move towards a single, unified voter list. The panelists also address the need to improve the quality of elected representatives and the importance of ensuring that the election process is not only about increasing voter turnout but also about the quality of the election itself.
🛣️ The Path Forward for Remote Voting in India
In the final paragraph, the panelists reflect on the complexities and potential of remote voting in India. They acknowledge the initial steps taken by the ECI and the need for further dialogue and consensus building among political parties. The discussion points to the logistical challenges, the importance of voter education, and the broader implications of introducing remote voting for different segments of the population. The panel concludes by emphasizing the significance of this development in the context of ongoing electoral reforms.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Remote voting
💡Universal adult suffrage
💡Voter registration
💡Voter participation
💡Internal migration
💡Election Commission of India
💡Political anomalies
💡Domestic migrants
💡Voter education
💡Urban apathy
💡Electoral reforms
Highlights
India's Election Commission has showcased a prototype of a remote electronic voting machine (RVM) for migrant voters.
The RVM aims to enable migrant voters to vote from remote polling stations.
Approximately one-third of eligible voters in India do not participate in elections, with internal migration cited as a significant barrier.
The Election Commission has sought feedback from political parties on the RVM and related legislative and administrative changes.
Opposition parties have expressed concerns about the RVM proposal, citing issues such as the lack of clarity on the definition and number of domestic migrants.
Experts discuss the importance of making elections inclusive for domestic migrants and addressing voter apathy in urban areas.
The need for a systematic effort to facilitate remote voting for those unable to travel back home for elections is emphasized.
The challenge of defining who qualifies as a domestic migrant and the large volume of potential voters involved.
Suggestions for online registration portals for migrants to register their intent to vote remotely.
Discussion on the potential for the RVM to assist not only migrants but also the elderly and those unable to physically reach polling booths.
Concerns about the security and integrity of the RVM, including resistance from political parties and the public.
The necessity for legislative and administrative changes to accommodate the implementation of the RVM.
The potential impact of remote voting on urban voter apathy and the need for broader interventions to increase voter participation.
The importance of maintaining the privacy of the voter's identity and the challenges with the current electoral roll system.
Calls for a single, unified voter list for all elections in India to simplify the voting process.
Concerns about the quality of representatives elected and the need for electoral reforms to address this issue.
The potential for remote voting to involve state administrations in the election process of other states, adding complexity.
The need for a holistic approach to electoral reforms, considering the broader implications beyond the RVM.
The call for more dialogue and consensus-building among political parties and stakeholders regarding the RVM and electoral reforms.
Transcripts
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National and international issues today
we're going to talk about the concept of
remote voting now India is the world's
largest democracy and the constitution
of India provides Universal adult
suffrage to its citizens irrespective of
race religion gender and economic status
there has been a significant increase in
voter registration over the past few
years however the stagnation of voter
participation is a cause of concern as
per the available data approximately
one-third of the voters do not vote this
translates to a high figure of about 30
crore eligible voters not participating
in the election process according to
Election Commission of India the
inability to vote due to internal
migration is one of the prominent
reasons behind logo to turn out the
election commission on Monday showcased
the remote electronic voting machine
prototype for migrant voters to
representatives of political parties
this multi-constituency remote electric
electronic voting machine rvm would
enable migrant voters to vote from
remote polling stations as well ECI has
also
solicited written views of recognized
political parties by 31st of January on
various related issues including changes
required in legislation administrative
procedures and voting method rvm or
technology for domestic migrants
meanwhile 15 opposition parties have
said that they will oppose the election
commission's a multi-constituency remote
electronic voting machine for domestic
migrants uh terming the proposal as very
sketchy with the huge political
anomalies and problems such as no
Clarity on definition and number of
domestic migrants so today we'll try and
understand this overall issue of remote
voting the concept of remote mooting and
why it is required and how can we bring
you know those migrant voters to the
polling station as well and for more on
this we joined by a distinguished panel
of experts let me first introduce them
to you beginning with Mr Akshay rawat is
joining us this is a former director
General Election Commission of India we
also with us Dr AK Verma political
analyst and sheikharaya a senior
journalist is also joining us welcome
all of you gentlemen to the show I'll
begin with you Mr rauth and let me first
start by asking you and trying to
understand how serious is this problem
in terms of you know a significant
number of Voters not turning up for vote
because the voter turnout if we look at
the data is stagnant somewhere around 67
68 in most of the elections be it
assembly elections or Lok Sabha
elections as well over the past few
years
you have just mentioned the problem in
nutshell in your initial words you said
that the universal adult franchise was
given to the Indian citizens by the
Constitutional fathers there was an
intention that there will be a
representation in governance of the
citizens themselves all the qualified
citizens He also mentioned in the same
goal that a third of the electors don't
vote so there is a problem
and this problem is attempted to address
among other things with the remote
voting facility
uh but let me take you just one or two
steps back
you know the the whole issue of election
is voter Centric and fortunately the
elections are the management looks at it
from a more voter's perspective of late
because
if the voter is facilitated then only to
that extent elections and democracy get
stronger
and one of the major reasons is that the
ordinary resident gets registered but
well because of existential reasons he
or she moves out whether for Education
nor for marriage or for jobs then
suddenly he or she finds himself or
herself stranded stranded between the
place where he has his emotional Family
Social connection and the other place
where he is just stationed temporarily
okay so the election commission has this
Noble intention in fact this is nothing
new I must mention this work has been
going on for long I am a little
surprised with the development visology
because from the time I have been to
some extent associated with the election
process all around if you go Civil
Society citizens the youth the people
who stay in Hostel there is one question
we are at Technology power we are an I.T
power with so much why we are not able
to vote from a remote location okay why
you will lose our Fun Size because I
can't travel back to home we have been
facing glaring and big big questions so
at least for the first time there has
been an honest diligent and systematic
effort to bring something to be piloted
okay and I am a little surprised and and
perhaps my understanding of the case is
not the same as yours
that is not complete opposition in fact
the political parties are mentioned
partly it was anticipated that let there
be an agreement whether we should have
the remote voting machine at all then
we'll go to what are the details of
technology so there is a preparedness to
talk there is a preparedness to
understand but perhaps they have
expressed their initial reservations on
the matter and in any case Election
Commission already mentioned in its
initial concept note that there are
administrative legal and operational
issues to be sorted out technology is
just one part and it is quite possible
which they wanted to demonstrate but
they have mentioned that the other
things are more important and they have
to sort it out so I am finding it I am
finding it as a good start of a dialogue
for a good cause to make elections
inclusive and to make it possible for
those who are domestic migrants under
the compulsions of Life indeed indeed
those who are missing out on the
opportunity to you know to their most
important fundamental right that is to
exercise a franchise that should be
taken care of the intentions are pretty
much clear and Noble as well but there
are various aspects as you mentioned uh
Mr rauth and let me bring in uh both uh
you know Mr ir and
Dr Varma as well on those issues Dr
Verma one of the major issue which needs
to be settled is is who is a who is a
domestic migrant how do you classify
that that's one and what's the number
well Vishal I mean this is a question
which the election commission is seized
and it is already in consultation with
several stakeholders the how to define
the migrant workers and how to get to
the numbers so it's there is no really
made answer how to define migraine
Cleaver because migration itself is you
know a very very uh you know hazy word
and you cannot say who is the migrant
who is not a migrant because you see the
migration can be just from the
constituency the migration can be from
the district the migration can be from
the state and even the migration can be
International so you have to first of
all understand which kind of a migration
do you want to address that is point
number one the second is that as we have
already showed that in the 2021 census
around 46 yeah or 37 crore you know
migrate migrants 46 crore migrants have
been shown which means around 37 percent
of the entire population that is a
census data so it's a huge huge number
and you know there can be so many
reasons but the question is not very
difficult to Define because migration is
you can make a process of registration
those those who want to leave their
constituency those who want to leave
their District those who want to leave
their state their state there can be
some portal for online registration that
I am registered in this constituency and
I am moving to that because it can be
family matter it can be maybe a a job
thing or insert of some work people be
go out and once they go out they are
they are they're busy in you know
settling them down in that particular
new local and they're not so much
bothered about getting registered or
getting their epic made again okay so
these are issues which are not as
difficult as we think that it is very
different it's a very simple thing you
have a technology to support and the
definition can be addressed uh you know
in consultation with several
sociologists or other people who are
expert in defining what a migration is
so I I think that this issue can be
addressed but the question is that the
the the volume of migration and the
number of migrants is so much that we
certainly need to address uh how they
are to be roped in to make the
Democratic process more inclusive okay
okay indeed that is a very significant
number they are approximately 30 crore
which we're talking about Mr I'd like to
bring in here you covered uh you know a
number of Elections at that State level
at National level as well now this
number which we're talking about roughly
30 crore or one hour you know one out of
every three or four voters is it all
domestic migrant because you know we've
seen despite the best efforts of
Election Commission of India you know
water apathy specifically in in urban
areas you know there are a significant
number of Voters who don't turn up to
vote so it's not entirely uh you know
this number doesn't entirely consist of
domestic migrants there is a significant
section of population which will have to
be sensitized more you know more made
aware of their right that they should
come out and cast their vote that part
is also needs a bit more push do you
agree no definitely you see the election
commission has been looking at this
aspect so they have been always looking
at what is called the urban apathy
particularly we have seen that in voting
in urban areas has been quite
disappointing compared to even rural
areas so that Election Commission has
been talking of voter education voter
awareness campaign and involving
different sections such as societies
ngos you know that is a different thing
but this particular thing is about use
of a new technology which has been
indigenously developed they have been
they have used a very trusted DVM
machine and which is not networked
because often this fear you know earlier
there see what is happening is whenever
a new thing is brought you know any new
uh idea comes there is bound to be what
is called the law of entropy you know
there is a resistance questions are
asked whether it is safe whether it is
hack proof so we have had problems with
eBay even yesterday I mean even that
last PT we heard reciprocution part is
saying look when we are not sure about
evm you are bringing something else new
see the sphere is there see political
parties definitely you need the
consensus of the political parties but
political parties always start to look
at you know how does this change the
game because their fear is always
whether a new thing whether a new
technology will affect them see I mean
definitely from Ballot Box to evm has
affected a number of parties which
believed in different methods of
ensuring voters rather the votes are
cast so let us not go into that we have
come far away from those days when you
know boot capturing elections being
suspended you know people running away
with ballot boxes from that to this day
which is where it is temper proof even
has been shown to be one of the most
Innovative thing that has happened to a
democracy and today we are able to tell
the world you know lot of countries have
imaged interest Election Commission has
been you know you know sharing this
knowledge with countries which are
interested in this it's a big thing
that's happening but it's a time also
for political parties you know this is
an opportunity for them to you know to
examine it not purely from their
political view you know in terms of what
is the percentage of Migrant rewards
vote for us see even yesterday that one
concert I mean one idea that came when
these opportunity leaders were talking
see if more than 87 percent of this bike
they should within States so their idea
is why not try it out in the states I
mean why don't you try it out there then
you talk of a national level see
definitely that is going to happen in
2024 you know for the 2024 elections
okay if at all if anything has to be
done it you did as was mentioned here
that you need legislative uh thing as
well as administrative and along with
that it has to be on a pilot scale first
if the bishid that has now been
conceived the technology that that
machine get register vote for at least
72 constituencies I mean this is a very
unique thing I mean this is a very
unique idea and it will not only migrate
labels it will also helping in you know
people elderly people engaged people
sick people you know they don't have to
go to the booths the you know during the
Gujarat election we saw the prime
minister's mother who recently passed
away at the age of 99 you know being
carried to the polling Booth by way of
sending a message that everybody should
come to vote we have seen several
elderly people being taken by their
families perhaps this machine could be
made available to you know in those
areas where the elderly people it can
actually they can vote from home this
possibility can also be there I mean
there are several possibilities and to
enter the tough and to the tough
terrains as well where the election
commission officials have to make a lot
of effort
so even then the somebody has to carry
these machines to those places that will
be there but the what will happen is
everybody who is there particularly if
you are talking of northeast or some of
our hilly States where people you know
construction workers are there Engineers
are working in various projects see the
whole problem is you know when I have a
voting card in my debut place when I
move to a place of work I don't want to
cancel that or get the engagement that
process and transmit it here because my
voting card sometimes along with other
card and other thing he also establishes
by local identity my fear is when my
property is there if I cancel my
election card there but you know these
are part of my documentation of my uh
you know proof of my uh being belonging
to that place the people don't want to
cancel their old voter card so there are
a lot of duplication this is also a
problem which Election Commission has
been talking about you know people
Indian but when when we are talking of
one nation you know one uh card and one
nation where people can go anywhere and
do everything like see you may have a
bank account in one place but your ATM
works everywhere you can deposit your
check at any branch all over the country
so when these things are happening this
is also a new idea indeed perhaps I
think more persuasion will be needed
more dirt as as was mentioned more
dialogue is needed but a new technology
should not be rejected you know straight
away and it's a fear that this may
benefit a particular party indeed indeed
this is a this is a noble uh you know
cause and of course the technology is in
place uh dialogue needs to happen
Solutions need to be found to the
questions which are raised and some of
them which we're discussing here Mr
rauta you know the election commission
has also sought views of the political
parties on legislative and
administrative changes if at all any
required in technology as well as the
demonstration has been made so uh apart
from technology when we talk about
legislative or administrative changes
what kind of changes might be required
because this will bring in uh bring in a
lot of new things new ways to look at
how the entire uh you know a part of the
voting process takes place specifically
those who are migrants
is going to be a long haul it's not
going to be easy you see the whole event
business got settled after many decades
the vivipat also took its time to get
settled so we must be prepared for a
long haul and the whole election
management
between the managers and the
stakeholders is based on trust everyone
must come to accept and everyone must
get convinced that this is a healthy
equipment which is honest and which will
deliver the goods
so now you will have to have remote
polling stations you will have to have
the special equipment you will have to
have an atmosphere in which the model
code can be also be enforced and you can
you will also have the transferability
of the boards which have been obtained
to the respective Ro
so and
a lot of other things besides the of
course the amendment of the laws and
acts like rpr and the conduct of
Elections art and the rules those are
very much necessary but those will
happen only once the political parties
come to an agreement that it's something
it is important to start and here a note
of caution or a note of advice to
ourselves is that this is one thing
which has to be seen from the lens of
the helpless and helpless voter who has
to add Mr IR was mentioning has to move
out under compulsion as Mr Burma was
also saying the urban migration is a
reality so we have to look for their
benefit not through a political lens
that's one and then secondly we as it
progresses
once the consultation begins there will
be lot of things which will
automatically emerge which needs to be
sorted out and I look at the whole thing
within the overall envelope of reforms
if you have seen there is a lot of
reforms which are taking place of late
and a lot of them relating to voters
participation on voters integration and
the election commission and the whole
country has become aspirational just
before sometime you said 67 66 percent
those are more recent earlier it was 50
55 indeed it is that is why the country
is getting more aspirational to have
sort of 75 turnout in the 75 year of
Independence just imagine the
Revolutionary Amendment which was done
last year to have four registration
dates for introduction into the
Electoral role that itself is enabling
people to register the young persons to
register and when the time comes to vote
so and then we have even the 17 plus
people to be lined up to be included
when that time comes just now it was
mentioned that the 80 plus people or
people with disability their votes are
being collected from homes so there is a
quite a bit of reforms in terms of
participation let's not forget that the
national voters day the 25th of January
it's just a week away
and that is a reinforcement of the
central character in the whole Indian
polity who is the citizen turned voter
and this particular remote voting thing
is being taken forward only to
facilitate his life and just to correct
one figure these 300 million people who
don't vote they are all domestic
migrants indeed that is what I was
pointing out here wow yes yes they are
not only part of that and as you very
rightly said Vishal some time back and
also Mr Ayer endorsed it we have a big
issue of urban apathy the migrant
solution is not the overall solution of
participation we have Urban Youth apathy
look at Mumbai look at Delhi look at
Bangalore look at Gujarat elections
recently in which most of the
cities and towns disappointed in terms
of turnout so we have a lot of
interventions which are going beyond the
migrant issue which have to happen so
that we have a fulfilled and universally
participated election which India so
recently deserves okay okay indeed there
are various uh aspects here which need
to be taken care of Dr Parma in in your
views you know that dialogue process
which we are talking about and you know
taking it forward in terms of the
changes which have to be made ah
obviously the changes will have to be
made based on what is required and the
target here is a domestic migrant uh you
know voters those who are domestic
migrants so what needs to be done and
how can it be achieved with the process
entire process which we are talking
about
Vishal as Mr route was very correctly
mentioning that there are two three
things which are very very important in
this entire issue and one is that we
have to look at this problem
holistically
that means we have to look not only the
inclusive aspect of the you know these
migrant quarters but we have to look at
the entire process of electoral reforms
and one very important thing that
excludes many genbine voters is that the
election commission is not able to give
privacy to the Epic over the Electoral
roads and if if you have an epic which
is issued by Direction commission and if
your name is stuck after from the list
that is prepared by the local Clerk and
all other people then you are stranded
and you can't vote and this is a very
important contradiction you know that
has to be resolved whether you have to
give privacy to the Epic or we have to
be Primacy to the voters list which is
prepared by a computer flaw or which is
names are deleted and people say that oh
there was a computer problem and this
and that so this has to be settled that
will take care of so many inclusions
okay Point number one number two is that
why should we have quora voters list I
am a citizen of India and I need to have
just one voters list whether it be the
election of parliament I have one Epic
and that should be you know sufficient
for voting in Parliament assembly a
local election wherever because I vote
every citizens of India why should I buy
multiple electoral roads and that that
that that that is a very great problem
you know when you have the voters voting
for mlcs in the state elections then you
do not know where to go what to do and
when these good voters are prepared and
there are so many other methods being
applied for enrolling voters why can't
we have just one single voters list
which has also assisted by the committee
which was formed by the uh by the
election commission okay and one very
important thing that I have to share on
this platform is that Election
Commission is always worried about you
know the the rise in the voters turnout
foreign
the quantitative aspect is very good we
are always boasting of India being a
biggest democracy but that's not very
big deal the big deal is about what kind
of Representative that we are electing
will the election commission
simultaneously also do something to
improve the quality of the voters and
the quality of the representatives they
have lot of meetings with the political
parties and but they are not able to
control the quality of Representatives
so the menu that you are serving to the
voters that is also a very very
detrimental factor for the people to
come out and vote many people could say
I don't want to vote this in spite of
the Nota but the Nota that you have made
is absolutely above this exercise people
know that Nota is not going to make any
difference uh to your you know elected
candidate so the Nota has to be made
relevant the Epic has to be given
Primacy over the voters list okay
quality of the representatives they have
to be you know better and something has
to be done not only for the rise in the
number about voters but also the quality
of Electro elections quality of elected
representative that has to be you know
raised the criminalization part the role
of money can you think that an ordinary
person today will get elected in the
Indian elections to Parliament and
assembles okay so these These are so
many things that have to be holistically
attended and focusing only on the AVM
and the rvm would probably always be you
know uh you know apprehensive uh
political parties will also always be
apprehensive okay one final one final
thing that I want to mention on this uh
Bindu is that you know once you
introduce the remote voting then State B
comes into the picture of the elections
in state a suppose I am a up worker and
I am migrating to the West Bengal or I
am migrated to Maharashtra and there you
are putting up so all the elections are
managed by the local Administration do
you think that these states will come to
be a player in the
there are intricacies involved and those
are the issues of you know discussion
and debate and trying to find a common
ground or find the way ahead as well but
the points you mentioned Dr Verma are
also part of the larger you know
election reforms which we've been
talking about for quite some time Mr uh
we're running short of time but quick uh
final comments from you in terms of the
path ahead for this much you know talked
about and discussed process of remote
voting and of course majorly it will
cater to domestic migrants but it will
cater to other segments of of the voters
as well who are unable to cast their
votes
yeah definitely Vishal this is this is a
idea whose type is cup but there are
other aspects as Dr Verma was saying
there are other issues and also
administrative issues you know what
happens uh how how do you get registered
because the process that was explained
uh to the opposition parties was you
know that the water has to you know
first apply to that where he is
registered as a voter to say that he
wants to do remote voting then on that
has to be done much before the elections
are held then after that arrangements
are made and that the remote thing
happens so there is there is a lot of
logistics involved okay there is a lot
of voter education because this also
requires a freshwater education it's a
big challenge but one must complement
the election commission for attempting
it to making the beginning just as they
had made a beginning with EVMS and then
with BB Pat you know maybe Pat was also
a greater Improvement on a AVM so
similarly I feel this is definitely a
very big thing that's happening and in
times to come okay
think that more issues will come and
they hopefully will get resolved okay
okay indeed thank you so much Mr
Professor Verma and Mr Routh as well for
sharing your views and insight with us
and our viewers here as our experts for
pointing out uh the concept of remote
voting is an idea whose time has come
but there are various intricacies
involved various aspects which will need
to be discussed further and and
consensus arrived on those issues in
terms of legislative mechanism
administrative mechanism and defining
who the domestic workers are as well and
their number also we'll keep a close
watch on all the developments on this
aspect and keep on bringing you the
latest updates ah come back again with a
different topic till then keep watching
Sunset television thank you foreign
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