Question
What is the importance of Universal Adult Franchise in a Democracy?
Solution
Universal Adult Franchise means the right to vote should be given to all adult citizens without any discrimination on the basis of caste, colour, creed, sex or religion. There should be no qualifications property or education and others. Only lunatics, minors, bankrupts, criminals and aliens are deprived of the right to vote. The age of adulthood differs from country to country. For instance it is 21 years in America, 18 years in India and England and 23 years in Norway.
In a democratic country like ours there is much significance of adult franchise because equality is the basic of democracy. And in the system of Universal Adult Franchise also everyone is treated equally without any type of discrimination. This system provides political education to the citizens and they also develop the feelings of self-respect.
