Voter Can't Claim Right To Vote For General Category Candidate By Seeking De-Reservation Of Constituency: Allahabad High Court

Upasna Agrawal

9 July 2026 9:17 PM IST

  • Voter Cant Claim Right To Vote For General Category Candidate By Seeking De-Reservation Of Constituency: Allahabad High Court

    While upholding the validity of Section 9(1)(c) of the Delimitation Act, 2002, the Allahabad High Court has held that a voter cannot claim right to vote for general category candidate by seeking de-reservation of constituency. The bench of Justice Alok Mathur and Justice Amitabh Kumar Rai held,“The right to vote does not imply that a voter can dictate the terms of allotment of a constituency...

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