Part XV of the Constitution of India

Part XV of the Constitution of India consists of Articles on Elections.[1] Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of president of India and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission.

Articles 324 – 329

On elections

Article 324

Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission.

Article 325

No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special electoral roll on ground of religion, race, caste or sex.

Article 329A

Repealed – Replaced by the Constitution (44TH CA Amendment) Act, 1978, s. 36 (w.e.f. 20-6-1979).

References

  1. Constitution of India 2007, pp. 197–199.
Sources
  • "The Constitution of India" (PDF). Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice. 1 December 2007 [1950]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2014.
  • Part XV text from wikisource


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