106th Constitutional Amendment
Women's Reservation and the Census Link
The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 (also called the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) reserves one-third of all seats in Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and the Delhi Assembly for women, including within SC/ST reserved seats. However, the reservation comes into effect only after the census data is published and delimitation completed — making Census 2027 the direct trigger.
- 106th Amendment Act, 2023 — inserts Articles 330A (Lok Sabha) and 332A (State Assemblies) for women's reservation
- Duration: 15 years from commencement; seats to be rotated after each delimitation
- The reservation applies to both general and SC/ST reserved seats (one-third of reserved seats also reserved for women)
- Estimated implementation timeline: women's reservation operationalised for 2029 Lok Sabha elections if delimitation is completed in time
● Tracked since March 11, 2026 · last seen April 17, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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