Voting Rights of Prisoners: Plea in SC challenges Section 62(5) of Representation of People Act

Voting Rights of Prisoners: Plea in SC challenges Section 62(5) of Representation of People Act

A petition has been filed in Supreme Court challenging the vires of Section 62(5) of the Representation of People Act, 1951 (RP Act). The said provision prohibits a person confined in a prison from casting her vote.

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