Answer of this question

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. 19, 2026, 5:35 p.m.