What is the difference between ' general constituency ' and ' Reserved constituency '?
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A constituency can be described ingeneral as the population living in a district, state, or region, but it can also be any smaller section of that population, such as individuals or small groups advocating for specific issues.
There are reserved constituenciesin both Parliamentary and State Assembly elections. Candidates of General category are not eligible to contest from these constituencies. All voters are to vote for one of the candidates (from Scheduled Castes or Schedule Tribes).
There are reserved constituenciesin both Parliamentary and State Assembly elections. Candidates of General category are not eligible to contest from these constituencies. All voters are to vote for one of the candidates (from Scheduled Castes or Schedule Tribes).
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reserved constituencies
1)Our constitution provides for the provision of reserved constituencies for elections to the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies. From these constituencies person belonging to SC, ST can stand for elections.
2)Exmaple, In Delhi Karol Bagh reserved for SC
Haryana Ambala, Sirsa reserved for SC
3)The number of reserved constituencies are in proportion to their share in the total population. Currently, in the Lok Sabha, 84 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 47 for the Scheduled Tribes.
General constituencies
1)General constituencies refers to an areas so divided for the purpose of election, A single constituency basically represents a body of voters or the residents residing in that area. Any person can stand for elections from these constituencies
2)For Lok Sabha elections the entire country is divided into 543 constituencies
3)Each constituency roughly covers equal population
1)Our constitution provides for the provision of reserved constituencies for elections to the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies. From these constituencies person belonging to SC, ST can stand for elections.
2)Exmaple, In Delhi Karol Bagh reserved for SC
Haryana Ambala, Sirsa reserved for SC
3)The number of reserved constituencies are in proportion to their share in the total population. Currently, in the Lok Sabha, 84 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 47 for the Scheduled Tribes.
General constituencies
1)General constituencies refers to an areas so divided for the purpose of election, A single constituency basically represents a body of voters or the residents residing in that area. Any person can stand for elections from these constituencies
2)For Lok Sabha elections the entire country is divided into 543 constituencies
3)Each constituency roughly covers equal population
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