At first, it may appear that the constitutional provision in this regard is superfluous. But it has a history behind it. During the British rule, under the pressure of communal politics separate electorates were established in India.

Accordingly, in every constituency there were as many lists of electoral rolls as there were communities recognised for the purpose. Thus, the Muslims all over India had a separate electoral roll and voted only for candidates who stood for election from the constituency reserved for the Muslims.

How unnatural was this system of communal electorates needs no special emphasis. Article 325 is a declaration that separate electorates have been finally abandoned.

As a result, the people of India, irrespective of their religion, race, caste, or sex will belong to one genera electoral roll in every territorial constituency for election. In this way, an unnatural system that prevails in India for a few decades has been removed and a composite political community has been established by the Constitution.