Demerits of adult franchise

1.	Demerits of adult franchise
Answer» Universal adult franchise means anyone who is above 18 years of age have a right to vote and elect their representativeFollowing arguments are given against Universal Adult Franchise:(i) Illiterate persons are not able to exercise their right to vote properly, so this right should be given only to the educated citizens.(ii) Poor people are liable to sell their votes. So this right should not be given to them.(iii) The system is very expensive. Large-scale arrangements have to be made for the election.\xa0

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