UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 1

● The 61 st Amendment Act lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years thus introducing “adult” suffrage .
● But, women already enjoyed the right to vote in India .
● The constitution provided for the universal franchise (21 years age or later) without discrimination of caste, creed, or gender.
● Some British Acts did increase the level of electoral participation in India, but they never introduced a universal adult franchise.
● For example, the Government of India Act 1935 introduced separate electorates for women .