voting rights to illiterate-logical or not??

India's literacy rate is 74.4% according to the 2011 census, which contains 82.14% for males and 65.46% for females. Any Indian citizen who is 18yrs old and above has the right to vote and contest the election.13 Dec 1989 was the date when the starting age was reduced to18yrs from 21yrs. There is a constitutional body in India that handles the whole election procedure from the election of Prime Minister to Sarpanch.

When India became independent thousands of questions arose in the minds of constitution-makers. One major question among all these was- Should

illiterate people have the right to vote? We know that voting is a very big responsibility in a democracy. After a lot of debates and arguments, the decision was taken and voting right was also given to illiterate citizens.

Arguments in favor 

1. By not providing them the right to vote, we are violating their right to equality.

2. An illiterate voter can distinguish between genuine promises and false promises. 

3. Sometimes even educated voters can also be misled by the political leaders.

4.If they don't get voting right they may feel neglected and can also participate in some anti-national activities.

 Arguments against

1. Few illiterate people don't know the importance of voting in a democracy. So they don't go for voting in elections.

2. Illiterate can be misled by the tactics used by the political leaders.

3. Some Illiterate people sell their votes to the politicians in exchange for liquor or money.

Conclusion - The best solution to this problem is to create political awareness among each citizen. The importance of the election and the right to vote should be explained to every youngster in their school/colleges.