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NDA 2019 GAT · General Knowledge · Constitution and Fundamental Rights · medium

The voting age in India was reduced from 21 to 18 years by which Constitutional Amendment?

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The voting age in India was reduced from 21 to 18 years by which Constitutional Amendment?
  1. A. 44th Amendment
  2. B. 52nd Amendment
  3. C. 61st Amendment
  4. D. 73rd Amendment
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Answer: (C) 61st Amendment

The 61st Amendment Act of 1988, effective from 1989, lowered the voting age to 18 under Article 326. The 52nd Amendment introduced the anti-defection law, the 44th restored rights after the Emergency, and the 73rd gave constitutional status to Panchayats.
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