Lok Sabha representation limits changed to preserve State seat allocations and adjust tribal-reservation rules accordingly. The amendment raises the maximum number of State-elected Lok Sabha members from 500 to 525 and lowers the Union Territory limit from 25 to 20; it exempts States with population not exceeding six million from the article 81(2) equal representation ratio to preserve existing seat allotments. It also extends non-application of article 330 to Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram and removes Scheduled Tribe reservation under article 332 for Meghalaya's Legislative Assembly.
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Lok Sabha representation limits changed to preserve State seat allocations and adjust tribal-reservation rules accordingly.
The amendment raises the maximum number of State-elected Lok Sabha members from 500 to 525 and lowers the Union Territory limit from 25 to 20; it exempts States with population not exceeding six million from the article 81(2) equal representation ratio to preserve existing seat allotments. It also extends non-application of article 330 to Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram and removes Scheduled Tribe reservation under article 332 for Meghalaya's Legislative Assembly.
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