332A. Reservation of seats for women in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
This Article has been added by the 106th Constitutional Amendment Act.
(1) Seats shall be reserved for women in the Legislative Assembly of every State.
(2) As nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of seats reserved under clause (3) of article 332 shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.
(3) As nearly as may be, one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in the Legislative Assembly of every State shall be reserved for women.
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