Consider the following statements:
1. In India, the poor and rural areas are less likely to participate in voting.
2. Any government in India has never implemented the idea of compulsory voting.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is D Neither 1 nor 2
In India, the poor and the rural areas voting percetange is greater than the rich and the urban India. Several attempts have been made for compulsory voting.
1. Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2009
2. Karnataka Panchayat Raj Amendment Act, 2015

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Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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