Right to vote.

9. Right to vote. - (a) Every person whose name appears in the voters list relating to a constituency shall, subject to the other provisions of the Act be entitled to vote at any election which takes place in that constituency while the voters list remains in force and no perso n whose name does not appear in such voters list shall vote at any such election. (b) No person shall vote at an election under this Act in more than one constituency or more than once in the same constituency and if he does so, all his votes shall be inv alid. 1[(c) It shall be the duty of every person whose name appears in the voters list of a Grama Panchayat to vote at the election of panchayat and it shall be compulsory. However, he will be free to cast his vote in favour of none of the candidates c ontesting election as indicated in sub-section (d). (d) If Election Commissioner makes a suitable provision, the qualified voter shall cast his vote in favour of none of the candidates contesting at the election, in case where he does not want to cast his vote in favour of any candidate.]1