Gujarat became the first state to have a provision for compulsory voting with the state government on Monday putting out a notification in this regard. Besides making voting mandatory in the local body elections, the communiqué, backdated to July 17, reserves 50 per cent seats for women in municipal corporations, municipalities, and village panchayats.

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