 bill y g  12> of 198s the constitution (sixty-second amendment) bill, 1968 a billfurther to amend the ootutituticn of india ^ , j bb it enacted by parliament in the thirty-ninth year of the rep »wic of india as follows:—1 hiis act may be called the constitution (sixty-second amendment) short act 1988 statement of objects and reasonsarticle 326 of the constitution provides that the elections to the house ol the people and to the legislative assembly of every state shaii ce on the basis of adult suffrage, that is to say, a person sliould not be less than 21 years ol age it has been found that many of the countries have specified 18 years as the voting age in our country so m e of the state governments have adopted 18 years of age for elections to the local authorities the present-day youth are literate and enlighten­ed and the lowering of the voting age would provide to the unrepre­sented youth of the country an  opportunity to give vent to their feelings and help them become a part of the political process the presoit-day youth are very much politically conscious it is, therefore, proposed to reduce the voting age from 21 years to 18 years2 the bill seeks to adiieve the above objectnew d elhi; b shankar an andthe 9th december, 1988clause 2 of the bill seeks to amend article 326 of the constitution to reduce the voting age from 21 years to 18 year it is estimated that as a result of this reduction in voting age, the number of voters will be in­creased by 47 million if the bill is enacted and brought into operation, the electoral rolls have to be revised to include all those persons who are between the age of 18 and 21 years it is not possible to precisely estimate the expenditure involved in the revision of electoral rolls, on a modest estimate given by the selection commission, it is estimated that this would come to ansrwhere between rupees 1 drore and 150 cr<wes some more expenditure is also likely to be involved in the conduct of elections, in the form of printing of additional bauot papefs the tftablishment of more number of polling stations, etc it is not possible to precisely estimate the expenditure that would be incurred on this accoimtthe bill, if enacted and brought into operation, would not involve any other expenditure, either recurring or non-recurringsat llie  dectiois to the house of the people and to the legislative assembly of every state shall be on the basis of adult su£erage, that is to say, every person who is a citizen of india and who is not less than twenty-one 3rears of age cm sudi date as may be fixed in that behalf by or under any law made by the appropriate legislature and is not otherwise di^ualified under this constitution or any law made by the appropriate legislature on the ground of non-residence, unsoundness of mind, cxime or corrupt or illegal practice, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter at any such electionbcctkms lo the ^ u se of the peo pie and to the legialati\'e afltemblies of statee to be ob the basic ot sobnt^ a billfurther to amend the cmutitution of india(shri b shaakaranand, minigter of laiv and justice)