Like the lower age limit, there ought to be an upper age limit for a Voter.



Children are born with minds like blank slates which, from the first minute, will be written or filled with positive and negative experiences from the surroundings. With the growing experience he structures his conviction or a doctrine which will form a base to support the edifice of his knowledge.

At earlier stage of life, human beings are prone to changes so also his belief as a belief is nothing but the generalization of a past knowledge/experience and past knowledge/experience and is bound to be replaced with a new one. In the early days of his life, whatever he or she perceives is not always what the truth is since it’s too early age to get a holistic view with his or her limited knowledge. With the growing age and the growing knowledge a man tries to find a common pattern and subsequently draws a comprehensive conclusion to set his firm beliefs.  

At the age of 18 a boy or girl becomes aware of his /her surroundings or he/she becomes circumspective about the incidents happening around him. So he or she develops the acumen to differentiate between right and wrong. Considering this the lower age of a voter is set to 18.

Unlike supporters, those who are not involved in active politics think comprehensively each time before they exercise their franchise. The fate of the politicians largely depends on those unpredictable voters and the politician remains focused to persuade those voters.

As the man ages his inquisitive nature gradually shrinks and so also his thoughtful-critical-analyzer brain slows down. He is no more perturbed what he used to be about the political happenings or the current situation. After certain age human beings are not susceptible to change; he has already built a wall around him with his so called bricks of knowledge which he has gained from the moment of life. He feels comfortable to stay within this familiar barrier with all his fixation, knowledge or experience. At this period of life it’s not incorrect to say that his decision or judgment about the politics is not very comprehensive as his decision is either from an old predilection or very much situational. So in politics this kind of voters should not be the decisive factors where each vote counts.

Like other fields where opinion, decision, knowledge, philosophy matter to steer the wheel of progress, an upper age limit should be an essential criterion for voters too.