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The Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023 providing 33% reservation for women in legislatures will be implemented after the first census conducted post-enactment and subsequent ______ exercise to redraw constituency boundaries.

  1. election
  2. delimitation
  3. amendment
  4. referendum

Answer: delimitation

106th Amendment (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, September 2023) implementation sequence: (a) First census post-enactment (census due 2021 delayed to 2024-25), (b) Delimitation exercise: Redraw Lok Sabha/Assembly constituency boundaries based on updated population data, (c) Reservation implementation: 33% seats reserved for women, with rotation after each delimitation, (d) Sub-reservation: 1/3 of SC/ST reserved seats also reserved for women, (e) Timeline uncertainty: Census/delimitation delays affect implementation schedule. Illustrates interplay between constitutional amendment, demographic data, and electoral geography.

Topic Women's Reservation Act - Implementation Trigger
Exam Relevance Women's reservation implementation process critical for UPSC Prelims and current affairs exams
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