Parliament & Legislature
Constitution Amendment Bill, part of delimitation package, defeated
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The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, introduced to expedite women's reservation in the Lok Sabha by initiating delimitation based on the 2011 Census, was defeated in Parliament. The legislation failed to secure the required special majority, prompting the government to withdraw linked legislation, including the Delimitation Bill, 2026, which delays both electoral boundary readjustments and the women's quota implementation.
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