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Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be: elected from the States?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2003 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Key Constitutional Amendments and their Impact: (e.g., 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 97th, 99th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th))
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