The 61st amendment of the Constitution reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years.
It concerns elections to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies.
The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 by the 61st constitutional amendment act of 1988.
Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister who reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years.
The voting age was reduced by amending Article 326 of the Constitution.
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.