Guwahati, Oct. 4 -- Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has said that the right of an Indian citizen to vote is integral to the basic structure of the Constitution and that any process resulting in the mass disenfranchisement of citizens would be arbitrary and violate constitutional guarantees.

Delivering the valedictory address at the 19th NALSAR-Justice B.R. Sawhney Memorial Moot Court Competition 2026, Justice Bhuyan said the right to vote was a constitutional right flowing from Article 326, which provides for elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies on the basis of adult suffrage.

He said the Constitution does not envisage two classes of citizens - those with voting rights and those without them - and that any proc...