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The reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha is provided by:

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Answer: Option D — Article 330

Detailed Solution

Article 330 provides for the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People (Lok Sabha).

How the reservation works:

  • The number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in each state is, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their population in that state.
  • The constituencies are reserved, but all voters of the constituency, whatever their caste or community, vote in the election; there are no separate electorates.
  • The seats are allotted on the basis of the census figures, and the delimitation of constituencies is done by the Delimitation Commission.
  • At present, 84 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 47 for the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha.

Reservation in the state assemblies:

Article 332 provides for the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States.

Time limit:

  • Article 334 originally provided that the reservation of seats would end after ten years.
  • It has been extended by amendments from time to time.

Women's reservation:

The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, provides for the reservation of one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies for women, including women from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; it will come into effect after the next census and delimitation.

Background:

The Poona Pact (1932) between Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar replaced separate electorates for the depressed classes with reserved seats in joint electorates.

This principle was carried forward in the Constitution.

Other safeguards:

Article 338 provides for a National Commission for Scheduled Castes.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Article 332 deals with reservation in the state assemblies; Article 334 with the time limit for reservation; Article 338 with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.

Quick tip

Remember: Article 330 = reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha; Article 332 = in the state assemblies; Article 334 = time limit.

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