Why Universal Adult Franchise is important in a democracy?
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In a democracy every citizen is equal. The concept of Universal Adult Franchise is based on equality. Therefore, it is important in a democracy. Under Universal Adult Franchise every adult irrespective of caste, creed, religion, sex etc. has the right to vote.
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In a democracy, a universal adult franchise is important because:-
- It is based on the idea of equality. It states that every adult in a country, irrespective of their wealth and the communities she/he belongs to, has one vote.
- The Indian Constitution has adopted universal adult franchise as a basis of elections to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies.
- Representation of States in Lok Sabha:Members are directly elected by the people from the territorial constituencies in the states ,Election Principle used – Universal Adult Franchise,Eligibility to Vote: Any Indian Citizen of/above 18 years of age
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