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The Right to Vote in India has a rich history that needs to be revisited in wake of the huge internal displacement of people in wake of the Covid-19 lockdown. #LetMigrantsVote 1/9
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Dr. BR Ambedkar's vision resulted in Article 326 of the Constitution. It provided that elections would be held on the basis of universal adult franchise. It also prevented exclusion of people from voting or standing for elections due to elitist notions of qualifications. 2/9
Ambedkar emphasised that, ultimately, democratic government was inseparable from the right to vote, and it was voting that would prove to be (one of) the harbinger(s) of political education. 3/9
