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Lok Sabha defeats Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on delimitation and women's quota.
17 Apr 2026
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Lok Sabha defeats Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on delimitation and women's quota1234
On 17 April the Lok Sabha rejected the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which sought to raise the House from 543 to up to 850 seats and let one-third women's reservation start right after a fresh delimitation. It got 298 votes for and 230 against, short of the two-thirds majority needed, and the linked Delimitation Bill and UT Laws Bill were then withdrawn.
- Vote on 17 April 2026: 298 in favour, 230 against, with 528 members present and voting
- Needed two-thirds of members present and voting (about 352) plus a majority of total membership
- Proposed Lok Sabha size up to 850 (up to 815 for states, up to 35 for Union Territories), up from 543
- Proposed to amend Article 82 so delimitation need not wait for the first Census after 2026, and Article 334A so women's reservation could start immediately after delimitation
- Delimitation Bill 2026 (based on the 2011 Census) and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026 were withdrawn by Kiren Rijiju after the defeat
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Parliament Winter Session 2025 ends after 15 sittings567
The Winter Session of Parliament ran from 1 to 19 December 2025 and was adjourned sine die on the last day. Eight Bills cleared both Houses, and both Houses reported productivity above 100 percent.
- Session dates: 1-19 December 2025
- 15 sittings spread over 19 days
- 8 Bills passed by both Houses
- Lok Sabha productivity about 111 percent, Rajya Sabha about 121 percent
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