[1] Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of president of India and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the Election Commission.
Article 325: No person to be ineligible for inclusion in, or to claim to be included in a special electoral roll on ground of religion, race, caste or sex.
Article 326: Elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage.
Article 327: Power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to legislature.
Special provision as to elections to Parliament in the case of Prime Minister and Speaker Inserted by the Constitution (39th Amendment) Act, 1975.