5.3. Categories of Voters/Electors

Electors are citizens who are eligible to vote in India. They are of three main types or categories

♤ General/Resident Electors: residents of India who can vote in a polling booth.

♤ Service Electors: residents of India who work for the Indian Government away from their home or are in the Armed Forces.

♤ Overseas Electors: non-residential Indians who have not taken citizenship of any other country.