Puducherry Assembly: one-third seats reserved for women under new Bill

This Bill amends the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 to reserve approximately one-third of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry for women. It aims to enable greater representation and participation of women in the law-making processes of that specific territory.

The Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry, specifically regarding the reservation of seats for women candidates and the delimitation process for those seats.

• Inserts new sections 3A and 3B into the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.
• Reserves as nearly as may be one-third of the total seats in the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry for women.
• Reserves one-third of the seats already reserved for Scheduled Castes for women.
• Specifies that the reservation takes effect after a delimitation exercise following the first census after the Act's commencement.
• States that the reservation shall cease to have effect after fifteen years from commencement, unless continued by Parliament.
• Provides for the rotation of reserved seats after a subsequent delimitation exercise determined by Parliament.
• Clarifies that the new provisions do not affect representation until the dissolution of the then-existing Legislative Assembly of Puducherry.

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