2 Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations · 2.6.1 Women: issues and laws

2.6.1.2 Constitutional provisions and political representation: Articles 15(3), 39(d), 243D, 243T and the 106th Amendment

The Constitution bans sex discrimination yet allows special provisions for women (Article 15(3)); it reserved one-third of local body seats for women in 1992, and the 106th Amendment (2023) extends one-third reservation to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies after the next delimitation.

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Key terms

  • Article 15(3)
  • Article 39(d)
  • Article 42
  • Article 51A(e)
  • 73rd Amendment
  • 74th Amendment
  • Article 243D
  • Article 243T
  • 106th Amendment
  • Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam
  • Article 330A
  • Article 332A
  • Article 334A
  • delimitation
  • census
  • women in Lok Sabha
  • uniform civil code

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