 bill no 220 of  2016 the  constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri gopal chinayya shetty, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:— statement of objects and reasonsindia is the largest democracy in the world it has a strong parliamentary system since1951, free and fair elections to the houses of parliament, state legislatures and local bodies have been held at regular intervals indian elections are benchmark for many other countriesat present a candidate is declared as elected even if he secures seventeen per cent of the votes polled though he has won the seat, yet he may not have the support of even half of the electors in the true sense, he is not representing the majority of voters in the constituency from which he has been electedthe percentage of votes polled at every election is very less which shows that people are not willing to participate in the election process sometimes in some of the constituencies, as low as thirty per cent of the total votes are polled this is not a healthy sign for democracy casting a vote at an election is one of the duty of community service mentioned in the universal declaration of human rights introducing an obligation to vote will help in strengthening the democracy and, electing a government with more stability, legitimacy and genuine mandate compulsory voting system can confer a high degree of political legitimacy because it results in high voter turnout high level of participation decreases the risk of political instabilitythe compulsory voting is a system in which electors are obliged to cast their votes in electionstherefore, it is proposed to make it a fundamental duty of every eligible citizen to cast vote at elections to the house of the people, legislative assemblies and institutions of local- self governmenthence this billaugust 9, 2016 annexureextract from the constitution of india     part  iva fundamental duties51a it shall be the duty of every citizen of india—fundamental duties(a)         (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 bill further to amend the constitution of india————(shri gopal chinayya shetty, mp)gmgipmrnd—2572ls(s3)—28092016