Dr. Ambedkar said in the Constituent Assembly that "by parliamentary democracy we mean 'one man, one vote'. Almost as an act of faith, the founding fathers decided to opt for universal adult suffrage with every adult Indian without any distinction at once having equal voting rights. This was particularly remarkable in the context of the vast poverty and illiteracy of the Indian populace. Even in the advert democracies of the West, the franchise was extended only gradually.
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