What is the role of adult suffrage in elections to these legislatures?
The role of adult suffrage in elections to the House of the People and the Legislative Assembly of every State is that it forms the basis for these elections. Every person who is a citizen of India, not less than 18 years of age (on a date fixed by any law made by the appropriate Legislature), and not disqualified under the Constitution or any law on grounds of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime, or corrupt or illegal practice, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter at such elections.