India

Population Statistics

1,251,695,584

Total Population

187,754,338

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

01 October 2007

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Conduct of Elections Rules (1961)

Updated: June 2015
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Constitution of India (1949, last amended 2012)

Updated: June 2015
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Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Rules (1952, last amended 1979)

Updated: June 2015
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Representation of the People Act, 1950

Updated: June 2015
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Interview on Voting in India with Persons with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities

Interview on Voting in India with Persons with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities

Updated: July 2016
In 2016, Disability Rights Alliance (DRA), a collective of disabled persons' organizations (DPOs) in India, asked voters with intellectual and developmental disabilities about voting. These interviews supported DRA's advocacy with ...
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Accessible Election Puppet Show

Accessible Election Puppet Show

Updated: May 2016
In 2016, the Chief Electoral Officer in Tamil Nadu, India, as a result of the advocacy of Disability Rights Alliance-Tamil Nadu, released a video of a puppet show that encourages voters with ...
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Enabling Elections: Making the 2014 General Elections in India Particicpatory and Accessible for Voters with Disabilities

Enabling Elections: Making the 2014 General Elections in India Particicpatory and Accessible for Voters with ...

Updated: January 2016
In 2014, the Centre for Law and Research, Bangalore, and the Centre for Internet and Society published a report that examines the following three areas: the barriers that people with disabilities ...
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