The 61st Amendment amended Article 326 of the Constitution of India, which pertains to elections to the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and the Legislative Assemblies of every State. The change specifically reduced the minimum voting age for these elections from 21 years to 18 years.
The 61st Amendment to the Constitution reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years in case of elections to
Asked in APPSC Panchayat secretary Prelims 2016 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Key Constitutional Amendments and their Impact: (e.g., 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 97th, 99th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th))
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Answer: D. Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of States
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