APPENDIX III

(CHAPTER 1, PARA 5.1)

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English version of the above content (for cross-checking)

326. Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the
basis of adult suffrage. - 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 on such date as may be fixed in that behalf by of

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 nonresidence,unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice shall be entitled to be registered
as a voter at any such election.
Extracts From the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
14 (b)"qualifying date", in relation to the preparation or revision of every electoral roll under this part,
means (the 1st day of January) of the year in which it is so prepared or revised;)
(Provided that "qualifying date", in relation to the preparation or revision of every electoral roll under
this part in the year 1989, shall be the 1st day of April,.1989).
15. Electoral roll for every constituency.- For every constituency there shall be an electoral roll which
shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Act under the superintendence, direction
and control of the Election Commission .
16. Disqualification for registration in an electoral roll(1) A person shall be disqualified for registration in an electoral roll if he,(a) is not a citizen of India; or
(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court;or
(c) is for the time being disqualified from voting under the provisions of any law relating to corrupt
practices and other offences in connection with election .
(2) The name of any person who becomes so disqualified after registration shall forthwith be struck off
the electoral roll in which it is included:
Provided that the name of any person struck off the electoral roll of a constituency by reason of
disqualification under clause (c)of sub section (1) shall forthwith be re-instated in that roll if such
disqualification is, during the period such roll is in force, removed under any law authorizing such
removal.
17. No person to be registered in more than one constituency. -No person shall be entitled to be
registered in the electoral roll for more than one constituency.
18. No person to be registered more than once in any constituency. - No person shall be entitled to be
registered in the electoral roll for any constituency more than once.
19. Conditions of registrations. - Subject to the foregoing provisions of this part, every person who(a) is not less than eighteen years of age on the qualifying date; and
(B) is ordinarily resident in a constituency; shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for that
constituency.
Extracts from the representation of the people act,1951
11-A Disqualification arising out of conviction and corrupt practices.- (1) If any person, after the
commencement of this act is convicted of an offence punishable under section 171-E or section 171-F
of the Indian Penal Code (45of 1860), or under section 125 or section 135 or clause (a) of SubSection (2) of Section 136 of this Act, he shall for a period of six years from the date of the conviction
or from the date on which the order takes effects is disqualified for voting at any election .

(2) Any person disqualified by a decision of the president under sub-section(I) of section 8-A for any
period shall be disqualified for the same period for voting at any election.
(3) The decision of the President on a petition submitted by any person under sub-section (2) of
section 8-A in respect of any disqualification for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either
House of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council of a State shall, so far as
may be apply in respect of the disqualification for voting at any election incurred by him under clause
(b) of subsection (1) of section 11-A of this Act as is stood immediately before the commencement of
the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975, as if such decision were a decision in respect of the said
disqualification for voting also.
62. Right to vote- (1) No person who is not, and except as expressly provided by this Act, every
person who is, for the time being entered in the electoral roll of any constancy shall be entitled to vote
in that constituency.
(2) No person shall vote at an election in any constituency if he is, subject to any of the
disqualifications referred to in section 16 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950)
(3) No person shall vote at a General Election in more than one constituency of the same class and if
a person votes in more than one such constituency, his votes in all such constituencies shall be void.
(4) No person shall at any election vote in the same constituency more than once, notwithstanding
that his name may have been registered in the electoral roll for that constituency more than once, and
if he does so vote, all his votes in that constituency shall be void.
(5) No person shall vote at any election if he is confined in a prison whether under a sentence of
imprisonment or transportation or otherwise or is in the lawful custody of the police:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to a person subjected to preventive detention
under any law for the time being in force.

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