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General Right to Vote
Constitution:
See section 51
Exclusion Based on Mental
Disability
Constitution:
Section 51, subsection (2) states: "A person shall be entitled to
vote if
(d) he is not declared by a competent court to be of unsound mind."
Section 63, subsection (1) states: "A person shall be disqualified
from being elected or chosen as, and from being a member of the Majilis-e-Shoora
(Parliament) if (a) he is of unsound mind and has been so declared by a competent
court..."