Part XVI · CHAPTER II.— PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS
Article 330A Reservation of seats for women in the House of the People.
This article reserves seats for women in the House of the People. It was inserted by the 106th Amendment in 2023. The reservation is one third of the seats. It takes effect after the delimitation that follows the relevant census, as article 334A provides. The Essentials page of this site carries the same caveat.
- (1) Seats shall be reserved for women in the House of the People.
- (2) As nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of seats reserved under clause (2) of article 330 shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.
- (3) As nearly as may be, one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the House of the People shall be reserved for women.
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This article reserves seats for women in the House of the People. It was inserted by the 106th Amendment in 2023. The reservation is one third of the seats. It takes effect after the delimitation that follows the relevant census, as article 334A provides. The Essentials page of this site carries the same caveat.