Representation of the People Act, 1951 · Chapter III: Trial of Election Petitions
Section 94: Secrecy of voting not to be infringed
No witness or other person shall be required to state for whom he has voted at an election:
[Provided that this section shall not apply to such witness or other person where he has voted by open ballot.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 16 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 94
- Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India and Ors.
- Nayini Narasimha Reddy v. Dr. K. Laxman and Ors.
- Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai v. M/S. Virgo Steels, Bombay and Anr.
- A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar v. George Mascrene and Others
- Shradha Devi v. Krishna Chandra Pant & Others
- Raghblr Singh Gill v. Gurcharan Singh Tohra & Ors.