Article 243D of CoI : Article 243D: Reservation of seats.

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

In a village called Ramapur, the total population is 10,000. Out of this, 2,000 people belong to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and 1,000 people belong to the Scheduled Tribes (ST). The Panchayat has 20 seats to be filled by direct election.

• According to Article 243D(1), seats must be reserved for SC and ST in proportion to their population. Therefore, 4 seats (20% of 20) will be reserved for SC and 2 seats (10% of 20) will be reserved for ST.
• According to Article 243D(2), at least one-third of the reserved seats for SC and ST must be reserved for women. Therefore, at least 2 seats for SC and 1 seat for ST must be reserved for women.
• According to Article 243D(3), at least one-third of the total seats (including the reserved seats for SC and ST women) must be reserved for women. Therefore, at least 7 seats (one-third of 20) must be reserved for women.

Example 2:

In the state of Madhya Pradesh, there are 100 Panchayats at the village level. The total population of the state is 50 million, out of which 10 million belong to the Scheduled Castes and 5 million belong to the Scheduled Tribes.

• According to Article 243D(4), the offices of the Chairpersons in the Panchayats must be reserved for SC, ST, and women in prop...

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