ALL INDIA SCHEDULED CASTES FEDERATION 459
ARTICLE IV
- Subject to the explanation herein below any person belonging to the Scheduled Caste, and
(i) whose name is on the voters’ list; and
(ii) who accepts this Constitution shall be a member of the Federation and shall have a right to vote in the election to any of the Constituent Bodies of the Federation as may be Federation and shall have a right to vote in the election to any of the Constituent Bodies of the Federation as may be provided for by the Rules.
Explanations : (1) Any person belonging to the Scheduled Castes who is not a member of any other political or any social or religious organisations whose aims and objects are not approved of by the Central Executive Committe of the Federation and who has not by word or by conduct declined to be a member of the Federation shall be deemed to have agreed to be a member of the Federation and accept the Constitution.
(2) Voters’ list means list of voters prepared by the State Government for a State Assembly Constituency.
(3) Scheduled Caste means a caste recognised as such by the Constitution of India.
- Provision may be made by rules for associate member ship of the Federation and the privileges that may be conferred on them. An associate member need not be a member of the Scheduled Caste.
ARTICLE - V
The list of Scheduled Caste voters for the Assembly Election of a State shall be the register of members on which elections to the Constituent Bodies of the Federation shall be based.
Every such person shall be qualified to vote and shall also be qualified to stand for election unless disqualified by any of the rules made in that behalf by or under the authority of the Federation.