AAP’s Raghav Chadha Asks Parliament To Reduce Minimum Age For Contesting Election

Arguing for incentivising the youth to bring them into politics, Aam Aadmi PartyAam Aadmi PartyAam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha implored the government to bring down the minimum age to contest elections from 25 to 21 years.

He was speaking in the Rajya Sabha during Zero Hour. Mr. Chadha said India was one of the youngest countries but with an ageing political class. “The average age in India is 29. About 65% of our population is less than 35-years-old. And 50% of our population is 25 years and below,” the AAP MP said.

But the age of our public representatives was growing older. “In the first Lok Sabha, you will be surprised to know 26% of the MPs were below 40 years of age. But in the 17th Lok Sabha, which concluded two and half months ago, only 12% of the members were below 40. We are a young country with old politicians,” Mr. Chadha said.