Right to vote and to be elected in India is a
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) Constitutional Right
The right to vote comes from the Constitution itself: Article 326 says elections to the Lok Sabha and Assemblies rest on adult suffrage. It is therefore a constitutional right, but it is not one of the Fundamental Rights, which are listed in Part III (Articles 12 to 35).
- ✓ (c) Article 326 gives every citizen who is of the prescribed age and not otherwise disqualified the right to vote. Citizens equally have the right to stand for election, subject to age and other conditions set by law.
- ✗ (a) Article 326 sits in the part of the Constitution on elections, not in Part III on Fundamental Rights, so the right to vote cannot be enforced as a Fundamental Right.
- ✗ (b) A natural right is one a person is said to hold irrespective of any law. Here the right is created and regulated by the Constitution and election laws.
- ✗ (d) A legal (statutory) right rests on an ordinary Act. The right to vote is anchored in the Constitution, although the conditions are worked out by laws such as the Representation of the People Act.
Remember · Right to vote (Art. 326, adult suffrage): a constitutional right, not a Fundamental Right.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 3 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- Constitution of India, Article 326 (Legislative Department, Government of India) ↗ “The elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on the basis of adult suffrage; that is to say, every person who is a citizen of India”
- NCERT Class 11 · Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 3 “All citizens have the right to stand for election and become the representative of the people.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·