New Delhi, Dec 18: Being homeless is not a disqualification for enrollment as a voter, the government made this clear in the Lok Sabha.
Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said according to the Election Commission, “being homeless is not a disqualification for enrollment (as a voter).” The EC, he said, has endeavored to enroll each and every Indian citizen who is eligible for enrollment in electoral roll.
“In all such cases where a homeless applicant does not possess any proof of ordinary residence, booth-level officers have specifically been directed to physically verify the ordinary residence by visiting the address given in Form 6 at night to ascertain that the concerned homeless person actually sleeps at the place as given in the Form,” he said.
Notably, India has over 85 crore voters.
