every citizen of india has a right to contest election
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India is a democratic country and right to vote is granted to every citizen of India under the Constitution of India. Under Article 326 of the Constitution of India it is provided that “The elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on the basic 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 and is not disqualified on the ground of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice shall be entitled to be registered as a voter”.
Under Section 62 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 it is provided that “Every person who is, for the time being entered in the electoral roll of any constituency shall be entitled to vote in that constituency”.
In simple words “every Citizen of India who is not less than eighteen years of age is entitled to get enrolled into electoral roll and is entitled to vote in the constituency in which his name is entered in the electoral roll irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender unless he is disqualified under the Constitution or any other law on the ground of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice.
The Supreme Court of India pronounced a landmark judgement on Friday, the 27th September 2013 through a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Ranjan Gogoi while hearing a Petition filed by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (an NGO) and gave citizens of India the right to reject all candidates in elections. The apex court further instructed the Election Commission to ensure that the Electronic Voting Machines and ballot papers should have a button that will allow the voters to choose “none of the above” option and the right to say “none of the above” should be kept secret. The Apex court further directed Election Commission to spread this message among voters.
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every indian has a right to vote