Question

Which year the Constitution of Inilia (61st Amendment Act) lowered the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
1. 1988
2. 1987
3. 1986
4. 1985

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1988

The correct answer is 1988.

 

• Constitution 61st Amendment Act, 1988 was enacted to reduce the voting age from 21 years to 18 years.
• Article 326 of the Constitution provides that the elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be on the basis of adult suffrage and the voters should not be less than 21 years of age.
• Keeping in view the literacy, enlightenment, and political awareness among the youth, the lowering of the voting age was carried out by the amendment.
• Article 326 was amended to give effect to the reduced voting age of 18 years.
  • The act was also ratified by the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States by resolution.

 

• 93rd Amendment:
  • The 93rd Constitutional Amendment allows the government to make special provisions for "advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens", including their admission in aided or unaided private educational institutions.
• 97th Amendment:
  • The 97th Constitution Amendment Act, 2011 relates to the cooperative societies working in India.
  • It aims to overcome all the problems faced by these societies and bring about an efficient way to manage them.
  • It aims at encouraging the economic activities of cooperatives which in turn will help rural India progress.
•  24th Amendment:
  • The 24th amendment was enacted as a reaction to the Golak Nath case, 1967.
  • The Golak Nath ruling led to increased parliamentary authority to amend the Constitution.
  • Through the Amendment, Parliament restored to itself undisputed authority to amend the Constitution, including its repeal.
  • The 24th Amendment was the first of a series of several constitutional amendments designed to weaken the judiciary and enhance the authority of Parliament and the Prime Minister’s office.
  • The most notable among these was the 25th, 38th, and 39th Amendments, culminating in the 42nd Amendment in 1976, which brought about the most sweeping changes to the Constitution in history.
• 26th Amendment:
  • 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution took effect, lowering the universal voting age in America from 21 years to 18 years.
  • Millions of young Americans were extended the right to vote, empowering more young people than ever before to help shape our country.