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Question

Which Constitution Amendment Act reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years ?

  1. 66th Amendment
  2. 62nd Amendment
  3. 61st Amendment
  4. 63rd Amendment

Answer:

Option C: 61st Amendment

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “61st Amendment”.

The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1989, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.