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Question
Discuss in the class what is universal adult franchise?
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Solution
Universal Adult Franchise: The Article 326 of the Indian Constitution grants universal adult suffrage, according to which every adult citizen is entitled to cast his/her vote in all state elections unless that citizen is convicted of certain criminal offenses (or) deemed unsound of mind.
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