Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one’s right to marry the person of one’s choice?

The correct answer is B) Article 21. The right to marry the person of one's choice is part of the right to life and personal liberty. The Supreme Court has read it into Article 21 in Lata Singh (2006), Shafin Jahan v. Asokan (2018) and Shakti Vahini (2018), where it also struck down honour-based interference with adult choice. Puttaswamy (2017) reinforced that personal autonomy in intimate matters is protected.

• Article 19 protects specific freedoms such as speech, movement and association. Marriage choice is not listed there as a standalone right.
• Article 25 guarantees freedom of conscience and religion. Marriage is not protected there merely because religion may govern its rituals.
• Article 29 protects the cultural and educational interests of minorities. It has no bearing on individual marriage choice.

The core concept is the expansive reading of Article 21, which is a frequent Polity and Governance theme. For Mains, link it to honour killings, the Special Marriage Act, 1954 and debates over state laws on inter-faith marriage.

Trap: aspirants pick Article 19 because the question feels like a freedom question. Remember that these rights flow from Article 21 as judicially interpreted.