Women's Reservation Act, 2023 (106th Constitutional Amendment)
The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023, also known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, reserves one-third of all seats in the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and the Delhi Legislative Assembly for women. This reservation also applies within seats already reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. However, the Act explicitly provides that the reservation will come into effect only after the first Census conducted after the Act's commencement has been published and a subsequent delimitation exercise has been completed under Article 82. This conditionality has triggered the current search for workarounds.
- Passed by Parliament in September 2023 as the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill
- Reserves 33% (one-third) of total seats for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
- Reservation to be rotated after every delimitation exercise
- Duration: 15 years from the date of commencement, extendable by Parliament
- Seats reserved for SCs/STs within women's quota — sub-reservation intact
● Tracked since March 23, 2026 · last seen April 27, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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