UNIVERSAL ADULT FRANCHISE : The Indian Constitution adopts u | UPSC POLITY NOTES
UNIVERSAL ADULT FRANCHISE :
The Indian Constitution adopts universal adult franchise as a basis of elections to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies.
Every citizen who is not less than 18 years of age has a right to vote without any discrimination of caste, race, religion, sex, literacy, wealth and so on.
The voting age was reduced to 18 years from 21 years in 1989 by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1988.
