Multiple choice

Under which Constitutional Amendment, the provision for minimum age as 18 years for Indian citizen was made eligible to vote?

  1. 60th Amendment Act, 1988

  2. 61st Amendment Act, 1989

  3. 62nd Amendment Act, 1989

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1989 amended Article 326 to reduce the voting age from 21 years to 18 years. This was a significant democratic reform aimed at enabling younger citizens to participate in the electoral process. The amendment came into effect from March 28, 1989. Before this, the voting age was 21 years as per the original Constitution.

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