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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 125 of 200

Q125
Indian Polity
Right to vote and to be elected in India is a
  1. a.Fundamental Right
  2. b.Natural Right
  3. c.Constitutional Right
  4. d.Legal Right

Answer: (D) Legal Right

The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the right to vote is not a Fundamental Right but a statutory/legal right, conferred and regulated by ordinary legislation — principally the Representation of the People Act, 1951.