NEW DELHI: Stating that the number of voters in India is increasing, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Saturday said a compulsory voting regime is not feasible to improve it further. Compulsory voting system can help increase the number of voters but the system is not feasible in India owing to its population," Zaidi said in an interview with Facebook's Public Policy Director Ankhi Das on Saturday. "Model of compulsory voting is successful in small countries. It is a household name under which we focus on voter registration as well as voter participation," he said. These aspects are taken into account to take specific initiatives," he said.Zaidi also touched upon the issue of urban apathy.

Source: Economic Times July 01, 2017 13:55 UTC