What is Adult Franchise ?


The right of the people to vote and elect their representatives is called franchise.
Adult franchise means that the right to vote should be given to all adult citizens without any discrimination of 
caste, class, colour, religion or sex


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Adult franchise should be based on:


equality which is a basic principle of democracy.

Because, the spirit of democracy can be maintained only if the people are given the right to vote without any discrimination.

Thus, the system of adult franchise is accepted as the bedrock of a democratic system.

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