Question

How was a system of reserve constituency introduce for sc and st?

Answer 1

How was the system of 'reserved constituencies' introduced for the SCs and STs? Answer: ... Similarly, only those belonging to a scheduled tribe can contest elections from aconstituency reserved for STs. Currently, 79 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 41 for the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Some constituencies are reserved for the people who belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

• In an SC-reserved constituency, only someone who belongs to the scheduled caste can stand for elections.

• Similarly, only those belonging to a scheduled tribe can contest elections from a constituency reserved for STs.

• Currently, 79 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 41 for the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha.

• This number is in proportion to their share in the total population; thus the reserved seats for SCs and STs do not take away the legitimate share of any other social group.

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