Constitution 326 — Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

The elections to
the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be
on the basis of adult suffrage; that is to say, every person who is a citizen of
India and who is not less than eighteen years of age on such date as may be
fixed in that behalf by or under any law made by the appropriate Legislature
and is not otherwise disqualified under this Constitution or any law made by
the appropriate Legislature on the ground of non-residence, unsoundness of
mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice, shall be entitled to be registered as a
voter at any such election.

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