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Definition :

Voting, voting is formal expression of will or opinion by the person entitled to exercise the right on the subject or issue in question. In Black's Law Dictionary it is explained as, 'the expression of one's will, preference, or choice, formally mani-fested by a member of a legislative or deliberative body, or of a constituency or a body of qualified electors, in regard to the decision to be made by the body as a whole upon any proposed measure or proceeding or in passing laws, rules or regulations, or the selection of an officer or representative'. Right to vote means right to exercise the right in favour of or against the motion or resolution. Such a right implies right to remain neutral as well, Lily Thomas, Advocate v. Speaker, Lok Sabha, (1993) 4 SCC 234.

The casting of votes for the purpose of residing an issue, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1571