"The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes increasing the number of seats in the Lok Sabha from 543 to around 850, comprising 815 members from the states and 35 from the Union Territories."
"The Delimitation Bill, 2026 establishes a Delimitation Commission tasked with altering seat allocations in Parliament and state assemblies based on the most recent population census held in 2011."
"The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 works in tandem with the first two bills to extend the one-third quota for women to the legislative assemblies of Union Territories, including Delhi."
India's parliament is preparing for a vote on three significant bills aimed at increasing women's representation in legislative bodies. The proposed amendments include a 33% quota for women in the national Parliament and state assemblies, set to be implemented earlier than the 2029 elections. The bills also involve redrawing voting boundaries based on the 2011 census. The opposition has criticized the government for potentially using the women's quota to gain electoral advantage, questioning the linkage between the quota and the Delimitation Bill.
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