Hyderabad, July 26 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday called for reducing the minimum age to contest Assembly and Parliament elections from 25 to 21 years, saying young people who are eligible to become civil servants and hold elected positions in local bodies should also be allowed to contest as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Members of Parliament (MPs).

Speaking to ANI, Reddy said he intends to move a resolution in the Telangana Legislative Assembly in August seeking a reduction in the minimum age for contesting elections, with the aim of raising the issue in Parliament.

"When the voting age was 21, the minimum age to contest Assembly and Parliament elections was 25. Today, the voting age is 18. I wa...