Absentee voting- It is a voting method that involves voting on a day earlier than

the actual election day.

To be counted, when must the ballot be received by the election commission?

The county election commission must receive the ballot by mail no later than the close of polls on election day.

Note- The ballot cannot be hand delivered

VOTER REGISTERATION

Voating age

A voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain to be eligible to vote in a

public election. Typically the age is set at 18 years, however ages as low as 16 and as high as 25

also exist.

IntroductionIndia is a constitutional democracy with a parliamentary system of government, and at the heart of the system is a commitment to hold regular, free and fair elections. These elections determine the composition of the government, the membership of the two houses of parliament, the state and union territory legislative assemblies, and the Presidency and vice-presidency. Indian Elections -Scale of Operation

Indian Elections -Scale of OperationElections in India are events involving political mobilisation and organisational complexity on an amazing scale. In the 1996 election to Lok Sabha there were 1,269 candidates from 38 officially recognised national and state parties seeking election, 1,048 candidates from registered parties, not recognised and 10,635 independent candidates. A total number of 59,25,72,288 people voted. The Election Commission employed almost 40,00,000 people to run the election. A vast number of civilian police and security forces were deployed to ensure that the elections were carried out peacefully. The direct cost of organising the election amounted to approximately Rs. 5,180 million.