The Electoral Commission said this measure tended to have an adverse impact on disadvantaged, marginalised and hard to reach groups.

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Discrimination on the basis of caste is now illegal and various measures have been introduced to empower disadvantaged groups and give them easier access to opportunities - such as education and work.

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It also works on providing free information for all as well as facilitates its reach for all groups and in particularly, the disadvantaged.

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