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Article 326 of the Constitution of India

Article
326
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES
Index row title
The elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on thebasis of adult suffrage; that is to say, every person whois a citizen of India and who is not less than
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
45d3e3c5-aa55-4480-81a4-15224054bcfc

162 words

Verbatim text

the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on thebasis of adult suffrage; that is to say, every person whois a citizen of India and who is not less than 2[eighteen years] of age on such date as may be fixed in that behalfby or under any law made by the appropriate Legislatureand is not otherwise disqualified under this Constitutionor any law made by the appropriate Legislature on theground of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime orcorrupt or illegal practice, shall be entitled to be registeredas a voter at any such election.No person to beineligible forinclusion in, or toclaim to beincluded in aspecial, electoralroll on grounds ofreligion, race,caste or sex. Elections to the House of thePeople and to theLegislativeAssemblies ofStates to be onthe basis of adultsuffrage. 1The words “or Rajpramukh” omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. 2Subs. by the Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, s. 2, for “twenty-one years”.THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part XV. —Elections.—Arts. 324—326 .)198

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 326 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—S ERVICES”.
  • The passage runs to about 162 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”); it mentions movement and residence — it concerns moving around, living where you choose, or leaving the country (the words used: “residence”).

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