Assertion (A): The reservation of thirty-three per cent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislature

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Assertion (A): The reservation of thirty-three per cent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures does not require Constitutional amendment. Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three per cent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

Assertion A is false because any reservation of seats in the Parliament or State Legislatures requires an amendment to the Constitution. This is because it involves changing the composition of these legislative bodies as defined under Articles 81 and 170. The recently passed Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, which provides thirty-three per cent reservation for women, was enacted as the 106th Constitutional Amendment Act.

Reason R is true because there is no legal or constitutional bar preventing a political party from voluntarily giving tickets to any number of women candidates. A party can internally decide its candidate selection process and allocate thirty-three per cent of its contested seats to women without requiring any change to the Constitution.

Since Assertion A is incorrect and Reason R is a true statement, the correct option is D.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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Both A and Rare true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

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A is true, but R is false

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A is false, but R is true

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