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Voting Rights

  • ‘Democratic deficit’: Low wages, high costs and distance make voting difficult for migrant workers

    ‘Democratic deficit’: Low wages, high costs and distance make voting difficult for migrant workers

    Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
    · Apr 10, 2024 · 07:30 pm
  • Election Commission’s remote voting plan for migrants is welcome – but system must be flexible

    Election Commission’s remote voting plan for migrants is welcome – but system must be flexible

    Niveditha GD Swati Jadhav
    · Apr 15, 2023 · 09:00 am
  • BJP minister Giriraj Singh says those with more than 2 children should be stripped of voting rights

    BJP minister Giriraj Singh says those with more than 2 children should be stripped of voting rights

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 11, 2019 · 07:24 pm
  • Are India’s voters more disillusioned with Elections 2019 than ever before?

    Are India’s voters more disillusioned with Elections 2019 than ever before?

    Vijayta Lalwani
    · May 21, 2019 · 07:37 pm
  • In Indian elections, wheelchair users like me can be denied our dignity – and vote

    In Indian elections, wheelchair users like me can be denied our dignity – and vote

    Ajitkumar Nambiar, qz.com
    · May 02, 2019 · 01:30 pm
  • Revoke the voting rights of those who have more than two children, says Ramdev

    Revoke the voting rights of those who have more than two children, says Ramdev

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 24, 2019 · 10:45 am
  • Trump wants to block student voters – but his press secretary had once fought for their rights

    Trump wants to block student voters – but his press secretary had once fought for their rights

    Blake Paterson, ProPublica
    · Aug 22, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • In a fairly prosperous region of Pakistan’s Punjab province, women are still not allowed to vote

    In a fairly prosperous region of Pakistan’s Punjab province, women are still not allowed to vote

    Ghulam Dastageer Rizwan Safdar
    · Apr 01, 2018 · 09:30 pm
  • Supreme Court tells Centre to decide on NRI voting rights within one week

    Supreme Court tells Centre to decide on NRI voting rights within one week

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 14, 2017 · 12:40 pm