 bill no 46 of 2009 the  constitution  (amendment)  bill,  2009 by shri kc singh baba, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixtieth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title amendment of article 51a2 in article 51a of the constitution, after clause (k), the following clause shall be added, namely:—5"(l) to cast vote at elections to the house of the people, legislative assemblies of states and local bodies" statement of objects and reasonsdemocracy is considered to be the best of all types of governance and voting is an instrument to ensure democracy "majority is always right" is the guiding principle of this form of governance every democratic system is based on the participation of the citizens, who are the real soul of democracy they give legitimacy to this system therefore, high turnout during elections is desirable india is the largest democracy in the world however, it has been observed during general elections in the recent past that the number of actual voters casting votes is far less than the eligible voters it is a disturbing trend and is an obstacle in establishing sound democratic system in the country there have been efforts in the past to increase voter turnout and encourage voting at elections but desired results have not been achievedit is, therefore, necessary that a duty is cast upon every citizen to exercise his franchise during elections the bill seeks to amend the constitution with a view to make it fundamental duty of every eligible voter to cast vote at elections to the house of the people, legislative assemblies of states and local bodieshence this billnew delhi;kc singh 'baba'june 22, 2009 annexure extract from the constitution of india part iv-a fundamental  duties     51-a it shall be the duty of every citizen of india—fundamental duties(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)    (e)    (f)    (g)    (h)    (i)    (j)    (k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years      lok sabha————— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india—————(shri k c singh 'baba', mp)gmgipmrnd—2629ls(s5)—08-07-2009