Q. Article 326 of Indian Constitution originally granted electoral franchise to every Indian Citizen who has not been declared a bankrupt, criminal, insane, or a non resident and has attained age of ____________? Answer:
21 years
Notes: Article 326 of the Indian Constitution provides that the elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assembly of every state shall be on the basis of adult suffrage which means a person should not be less than 21 years of age. However, this article was amended by Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988 to reduce the age from 21 to 18 years.