The correct answer is Option 4 - 78
There were 78 women candidates elected to the 17th Lok Sabha. This marked the highest number of women representatives in the Lok Sabha's history at that time.
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The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, also known as the Women's Reservation Bill 2023, is a law passed by the Indian Parliament in September 2023.
The Act aims to increase the number of women in legislative bodies (Lok Sabha and state assemblies) by reserving one-third of the seats for them.
The reservation will be in place for 15 years.
It added two new articles;
Article – 330A: Reservations for the women in Lok Sabha — 1/3rd of seats reserved for SCs and STs shall be reserved for women, 1/3rd of total seats to be filled by direct elections to the Lok Sabha shall be reserved for women.
Article – 332A: Reserved seats for women in every state legislative assembly, 1/3rd of seats reserved for SCs and STs shall be reserved for women, 1/3rd of total seats to be filled by direct elections to the legislative assemblies shall be reserved for women. |
