US EditionModi Govt Moves to Increase Lok Sabha Seats From 543 to 850
The amendment would let the government redraw constituencies using newer census data and complete the 33% women’s quota after delimitation.
- On Thursday, The Centre will introduce a bill to increase Lok Sabha strength from 543 to 850 seats, aiming to implement women's reservation in the Lower House and state Assemblies.
- Current seat composition reflects the 1971 Census; the Constitution formally caps the House at 550, though demographic shifts since then have necessitated expansion.
- The bill seeks to operationalize the 33% quota for women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies under the 2023 Reservation Act, using 2011 Census data for delimitation.
- Draft legislation allocates 815 seats to states and 35 to Union Territories, while the bill defines 'population' as that determined by the most recently published Census figures.
- Congress leader Sonia Gandhi warned Monday that delimitation must be politically equitable, as Southern states fear population-based allocation could disadvantage them against the North.
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Southern States To Benefit Despite Smaller Population: Sources On Quota Bill
Under the 1971 census, while the population growth in south Indian states has not kept pace with the north, the proposed provisions ensure a 50 per cent increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats...
Women’s quota bill to raise Lok Sabha strength to 850, Centre moves to fast-track implementation
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For 33% quota for women before next parliamentary polls, Lok Sabha seats to be increased to up to 850
The seats reserved for women in Lok Sabha and legislative Assemblies "shall be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a state or Union territory," the Bill circulated among Lok Sabha members said
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