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Which Constitutional Amendment Act reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly elections?

A. 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
B. 44th Amendment Act, 1978
C. 61st Amendment Act, 1989✓ Correct Answer
D. 73rd Amendment Act, 1992

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Sixty-First Constitutional Amendment Act of 1989 formally lowered the voting age for elections to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies from 21 years to 18 years by amending Article 326 of the Constitution. The forty-second and forty-fourth amendments dealt with emergency-related provisions and fundamental rights rather than franchise age. This legislative change expanded democratic participation to millions of young Indian citizens entering adulthood.

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