The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Personnel in India recommends reducing the minimum age to contest national elections or Lok Sabha from 25 to 18 years old. The committee also suggests lowering the minimum age requirement for candidacy in assembly elections to give equal opportunities to young individuals to engage in democracy.
A parliamentary committee on Friday batted for reducing the minimum age to contest Lok Sabha and assembly elections, saying it would give the youth equal opportunities to engage in democracy.
The panel headed by BJP's Sushil Modi observed that reducing the minimum age requirement for candidacy in elections would give young individuals equal opportunities to engage in democracy.
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