Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Justice Bhuyan Says Voter Deletions Strike Constitution's Heart
Justice Bhuyan spoke about people being removed from voter lists.
He said the right to vote is more than a right created by an ordinary law.
He referred to the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as an example of such a law.
In his view, the Constitution itself protects the right to vote and to be a voter.
He said this right is an important part of democracy.
He also connected it to the basic structure of the Indian Constitution.
The report describes his remarks as criticism of voter deletions and possible disenfranchisement.
Supreme Court Justice Bhuyan criticized voter deletions and the risk of disenfranchisement.
He said the right to vote, or to be a voter, is not merely a statutory right.
He contrasted that right with rights arising from parliamentary laws such as the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Bhuyan described voting rights as constitutional and as a distinct part of democracy.
He placed the right within the framework of the Indian Constitution's basic structure.
- Who
- Supreme Court Justice Bhuyan.
- What
- He said the right to vote is a constitutional right and criticized voter deletions and the risk of disenfranchisement.
- Where
- India; the remarks concern the Indian Constitution.
- Why
- He said the right to vote is a distinct part of democracy and belongs within the Constitution's basic-structure framework.
Constitutional right
Statutory right
Source of the right to vote
Constitutional right
Justice Bhuyan said the right to vote or be a voter is a constitutional right and a distinct part of democracy.
Statutory right
The remarks reject the view that the right is merely statutory and flows from parliamentary legislation such as the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
- Speaker
- Justice Bhuyan
- Institution
- Supreme Court
- Issue
- Voter deletions and disenfranchisement
- Right discussed
- The right to vote or to be a voter
- Law mentioned
- Representation of the People Act, 1951
- Constitutional framework
- The basic structure of the Indian Constitution