Women's Reservation
106th Constitutional Amendment
The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 — also called the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — mandates one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies (including Delhi), and within SC/ST constituencies.
- Passed in Lok Sabha (454:2) and Rajya Sabha (214:0) during a special Parliament session; received Presidential assent on September 28, 2023.
- Inserted new Articles 330A and 332A into the Constitution.
- Crucially, the reservation comes into effect only after the first decennial census conducted after the law's commencement and the subsequent delimitation exercise.
- The government had provisionally targeted the census for March 1, 2027; without a fresh delimitation, reservation cannot be activated under the current law.
● Tracked since March 09, 2026 · last seen June 29, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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