UPSC Prelims 2017·GS1·polity-and-governance·constitution

Right to vote and to be elected in India is a

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  1. AFundamental Right
  2. BNatural Right
  3. CConstitutional RightCorrect
  4. DLegal Right

Explanation

In India, the right to vote and to be elected is neither a Fundamental Right nor a purely statutory/legal right that can be easily changed by ordinary law. It is fundamentally a Constitutional Right. Article 326 of the Constitution of India explicitly provides for adult suffrage, stating that elections to the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on the basis of adult suffrage. This makes the right to vote a constitutional right. While the detailed procedures and regulations for exercising this right and for being elected are laid down in statutory laws like the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the foundational basis for these rights is derived from the Constitution itself. Therefore, it is considered a Constitutional Right.
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