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Detailed explanation-1: -The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 in the year 1989. Q. When was the voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years in India ?
Detailed explanation-2: -Every citizen who is or above 18 years of age has a right to vote without any discrimination of caste, race , religion, sex, literacy, etc. The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 by the Parliament in the year 1989 by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1988.
Detailed explanation-3: -The bill came into force on 28th March 1989. The Prime Minister who reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years - Rajiv Gandhi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Not less than Twenty Five Years of age on the date of scrutiny of nomination papers. (Refer : Article 84 (b) of Constitution of India and Article 173 (b) of the Constitution read with Sec. 36 (2) of the Representation of People Act, 1951.)