Women's Reservation Bill, 2010 | |
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Parliament of India | |
Enacted by | Parliament of India |
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Constitution of India |
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Preamble |
The Women's Reservation Bill or The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 9 March 2010, is a bill passed in the Parliament of India which says to amend the Constitution of India to reserve 1/3 of all seats in the lower house of Parliament of India, the Lok Sabha, and in all state legislative assemblies for women.[1] The seats were proposed to be reserved in rotation and would have been determined by draw of lots in such a way that a seat would be reserved only once in three consecutive general elections.[2]
The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 9 March 2010.[3] The Lok Sabha did not vote on the bill.[4][5] The bill lapsed after having pending status in Lok Sabha and the Lok Sabha; it expired twice, in 2014 and 2019.[6][7]
An equivalent bill was passed by Lok Sabha on 20 September 2023 with 454 votes in favour and two against.[8] It was then passed by the Rajya Sabha unanimously. As of 21 September 2023[update] the bill was pending presidential assent.[9] President Droupadi Murmu signed the bill on 28 September 2023, and the gazette notification was also published the same day, which made it clear that the reservation will come into force soon after the first delimitation (frozen until 2026).