Expanding Reservation: Demand for Women’s Representation
While the Constitution currently reserves seats for SCs and STs, there is growing advocacy for similar reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
Despite existing provisions for women’s reservation in local governments, extending this to higher legislative bodies would require a constitutional amendment. Although proposed multiple times in Parliament, such an amendment has yet to be passed.
Class 11 School Polity Chapter 2: Reservation in Constituencies
In a democracy, fair representation of all social groups is essential for upholding the principles of equality and justice. However, in the context of India’s diverse social fabric, achieving this representation poses unique challenges.
The reservation of constituencies emerges as a mechanism to address these challenges and ensure the participation of marginalized communities in the electoral process.