Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with…

Concept

Constitutional provisions on elections separate the authority that administers elections, the rules governing elections, representation safeguards, and the franchise used to choose representatives.

Adult suffrage means that every Indian citizen who has reached the constitutionally prescribed voting age may be registered as a voter, unless disqualified on the limited grounds stated in the Constitution or law.

Application

The question asks specifically for the constitutional provision that makes adult suffrage the basis of elections to the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies of States. Article 326 states that rule and also identifies the permitted grounds of disqualification.

Contrast

• Article 324 concerns the Election Commission’s control and supervision of elections.

• Article 330 concerns reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People.

• Article 328 concerns a State Legislature’s power to make election-related provisions for that legislature, subject to the Constitution and parliamentary law.

Result

Therefore, the governing provision is Article 326.