Question

What are Reserved Constituencies? Give one reason for the reservation of Seats in the Lok Sabha for SCs/ STs.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In India, a number of political positions and university posts are held for specific groups of the population, including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and women.

There are reserved constituencies in both Parliamentary and State Assembly elections. General category candidates are not eligible to contest in these constituencies. All voters are rights to vote for one candidate from their respective cast or tribe. In the case of municipal and other Local elections, the constituencies are known as wards. Thus, there may be as many wards or constituencies as the number of elected seats in the elected body. Reserved constituencies are constituencies in which seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes based on the size of their population.

Answer 2

Reserved constituencies are constituencies in which seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Tribes (ST) based on the size of their population.

They may not stand a good chance to get elected to the Lok Sabha because those who are influential and resourceful may prevent them from winning elections. So, the makers of the constitution thought of a special system of reserved constituencies.

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