| The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Act, 1989 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | 62nd Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 21 December 1989 |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 26 December 1989 |
| Assented to | 25 January 1990 |
| Signed by | R. Venkataraman |
| Commenced | 25 January 1990 |
| Date of expiry | 26 January 2000 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Rajya Sabha | |
| Bill title | The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Bill, 1989 |
| Introduced by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Introduced | 16 December 1989 |
| Related legislation | |
| 8th, 23rd, 45th, 79th and 95th Amendments | |
| Summary | |
| Extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies till 2000. | |
| Status: Spent | |
The Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Act, 1989, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 2000.
Article 334 of the Constitution had originally required the reservation of seats to cease in 1960, but this was extended to 1970 by the 8th Amendment. The period of reservation was extended to 1980 and 1990[1] by the 23rd and 45th Amendments respectively. The 62nd Amendment extended the period of reservation to 2000. The period of reservation was further extended to 2010, 2020 and 2030 by the 79th and 95th and 104th Amendments respectively.