Question

What are reserved constituency ? Why are they necessary ?

Answer 1

Answer:

This system was introduced by the Constitution of India in 1950 and was supposed to be in place for the first 10 years, to ensure participation in politics by these groups which were deemed weak, marginalised, under-represented and needing special protection.

Who demarcates the boundaries of these constituencies?

Under Article 82 of the Constitution, the Parliament by law enacts a Delimitation Act after every census. After coming into force commencement of the Act, the Central Government constitutes a Delimitation Commission

Answer 2

Answer:

Reserved constituency simply mean a constituency reserved for a particular social group.

In present 119 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes(SC) and scheduled tribes(ST),out of which 78 constituencies for scheduled castes and 41 constituencies for scheduled tribes depending on their proportion in population.