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Reserved Constituencies
➣ Our constitution gives right to every citizen to elect and to be elected as a representative.
➣ The constitution makers thought a special system of reserved constituencies for the weaker sections.
➣ Some constituencies are reserved for people who belong to the SC and ST.
➣ In a SC reserved constituency, who are from the SC can sand for election.
➣ Similarly, in ST reserved constituency, who from the ST can stand for election.
➣ Currently, in lok sabha, 84 seats are reserved for the SC and 47 seats for the ST.
➣ In many sates, seats in rural and urban local bodies are reserved for OBC as well.
➣ One-third (1/3) of seats are reserved in rural and urban local bodies for women condidates.
Written on Jan. 18, 2026, 5:56 p.m.