Democratic Equality and Voting

Evidence 1 and Inference 1 are coherent. One person, one vote is the ultimate expression of political equal rights. Evidence 2 and Inference 2 are coherent. Denying the franchise discriminatorily is fundamentally an attack on equality. Evidence 3 and Inference 3 are contradictory. Despite its paramount importance to political sovereignty, the Supreme Court and the Constitution classify the right to vote as a constitutional/statutory right, NOT a Fundamental Right. The correct counterpart is its classification outside Part III.

The Assertion is correct. Property-based voting is inherently undemocratic today. Reason (R1) is true and explains the assertion. Democracy relies on the equal rights of all adults to shape the government. Reason (R2) is factually false. Voting is a constitutional right (Article 326), not a Fundamental Right. The correct counterpart is the constitutional, rather than fundamental, nature of the right.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Affirmative action is about compensatory representation/quotas, not the baseline right to vote. The correct counterpart is the irrelevance of affirmative action to baseline franchise. Statement 2 is correct. The bedrock of adult franchise is equal rights—one person, one vote, irrespective of education, class, or wealth. Statement 3 is incorrect. The issue is political equality, not the freedom to choose schooling.

Statement 1 is correct. It is based on the principle of equal rights. Statement 2 is correct. Voters hold political sovereignty. Statement 3 is incorrect. Voting is a constitutional right (Art 326), not a Fundamental Right. The correct counterpart is its statutory/constitutional status. Statement 4 is correct. Arbitrary denial breaks the equal rights principle. Thus, exactly three statements are correct.