 bill no 121 of  2017 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2017 byshri om birla, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—amendment of article 842 in article 84 of the constitution, for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely,—"(b) is, in the case of a seat in the council of states, not less than twenty-eight years of age and, in the case of a seat in the house of the people, not less than twenty-one years of age; and" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe minimum age of voting in the country is eighteen years, which means that a person of eighteen years of age is mature enough to select a candidate from his or her constituency in the interest of the country some surveys indicate that youth is observing some sort of indifference towards active politics though our country has approximately sixty five per cent population below the age of 35 years, less than ten per cent youth represent house of the people or the council of states by the year 2020, india would be the country with maximum youngest population in the world on the contrary, the average age of members of parliament is above sixty years it is, therefore, necessary that the youth get adequate representation in nation buildingif the minimum age limit for contesting an election is reduced, the youth will be encouraged to take part in elections it will also contribute to a healthy communication between youth and politicians if the youth are encouraged, they can play a defining role in the development of the countrythe bill, therefore, seeks to amend article 84 of the constitution with a view to redule the qualifying age for being chosen as a member of the house of the people and the council of stateshence this billnew delhi;om birlajuly 3, 2017 annexure extract from the constitution of india    84 a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in parliament unless he—qualification for membership of parliament(a) is a citizen of india, and makes and subscribes before some person authorized in that behalf by the election commission an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the third schedule;(b) is, in the case of a seat in the council of states, not less than thirty years of age and, in the case of a seat in the house of the people, not less than twenty-five years of age; and(c) possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by parliament     ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri om birla, mp)gmgipmrnd—985ls(s3)—19-07-2017