Reservation of seats ensures proportional and rotating allocation for marginalized groups with mandated women's representation. Seats in Panchayats must be reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population share, with reserved seats and Chairperson offices allotted by rotation among constituencies and Panchayats; a designated portion of those reserved seats and a substantial share of all directly elected seats are reserved for women, and State Legislatures may provide additional reservations for backward classes.
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Reservation of seats ensures proportional and rotating allocation for marginalized groups with mandated women's representation.
Seats in Panchayats must be reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population share, with reserved seats and Chairperson offices allotted by rotation among constituencies and Panchayats; a designated portion of those reserved seats and a substantial share of all directly elected seats are reserved for women, and State Legislatures may provide additional reservations for backward classes.
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