- Disputes over the administration of electoral rolls, notably the charge that 97 qualified voters were left off the rolls in Goa, have revived the debate over whether the right to vote should be a Fundamental Right.
- India adopted Universal Adult Suffrage at the very beginning of the Republic, unlike many Western democracies, where the right to vote was progressively won via fights over property, gender and race.
- Universal Adult Suffrage means that every adult citizen, subject to constitutionally authorised disqualifications, has the right to participate in elections without discrimination on grounds of caste, religion, gender, education or property. Read More
Should Voting Be a Fundamental Right?
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About Voting & Universal Adult Suffrage in India
