What is the minimum voting age for women in India?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Eighteen.
· The minimum voting age for women in India, as well as for men, is eighteen years.
· The voting age was initially set at twenty-one years but was lowered to eighteen in 1988 through the 61st Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution.
· This amendment enabled greater participation in the democratic process by allowing younger citizens, both men and women, to vote in elections.
Information Booster:
· Twenty-one years: This was the original minimum voting age in India until it was amended in 1988.
· Sixteen years: Some countries have experimented with a voting age of sixteen, but it is not common and is not applicable in India.
· Eighteen years: Recognized internationally as the standard minimum voting age, it encourages youth participation in governance and representation.