Article 330 of the Constitution provides for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People (Lok Sabha). The number of reserved seats is determined based on the proportion of the SC and ST population in the states/union territories to the total population, as per the latest census.
How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha?
Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Special Provision for Certain Classes (Reservation of seats in Parliament and State Legislatures)
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