The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023[1] | |
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Parliament of India | |
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Territorial extent | India |
Enacted by | Lok Sabha |
Enacted | 20 September 2023 |
Enacted by | Rajya Sabha |
Enacted | 21 September 2023 |
Assented to by | President Droupadi Murmu |
Assented to | 28 September 2023 |
Date of expiry | 15 years after enactment |
Legislative history | |
First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
Bill title | The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023[2] |
Introduced by | Minister of Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Introduced | 19 September 2023 |
Passed | 20 September 2023 |
Voting summary |
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Second chamber: Rajya Sabha | |
Bill title | The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023[2] |
Received from the Lok Sabha | 20 September 2023 |
Passed | 21 September 2023 |
Voting summary |
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Summary | |
To reserve, as nearly as maybe, 33 percent of seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. | |
Keywords | |
Women reservation, 33 percent reservation | |
Status: Current legislation |
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Constitution of India |
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Preamble |
The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, popularly known as the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023 (IAST: Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), was introduced in Lok Sabha on 19 September 2023 during the special session of Parliament.[3] This legislation seeks to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the directly elected Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies and Delhi legislative assembly [a] for women.[5]
The bill is the possible culmination of a legislative debate that had been ongoing for 27 years, including the lapsed Women's Reservation Bill (2010), due to the lack of consensus among political parties. The bill was the first that was considered in the new parliament building.[6] On 20 September 2023, Lok Sabha passed the bill with 454 votes in favour and two against.[7] The Rajya Sabha passed the bill unanimously with 214 votes in favour and none against, on 21 September 2023.[8] 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).
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