India

Table of Contents:

• General Right to Vote
• Exclusion or Potential Exclusion Based on Disability

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Section 16 states:

(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...

 

Excerpt from the Representation of the People Act (1950)

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Section 16, subsection 1 states:

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...

 

Excerpt from the Representation of the People Act (1950)