Assertion (A) >: The reservation of thirty-three per cent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures does not require Constitutional amendment. Reason (R) >: Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three per cent of seats t

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Q: 58 (IAS/1997)

Assertion (A): The reservation of thirty-three per cent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures does not require Constitutional amendment.
Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three per cent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'constitutional amendment': [3, 1, 2, 1], 'women candidates': [0, 2, 0, 0], 'reservation': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'elections': [1, 1, 0, 1], 'seats': [6, 6, 8, 25], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'political parties': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'state legislatures': [6, 4, 2, 15], 'women': [9, 8, 22, 46]}

Option 1 says both statements are true and R explains A, which is incorrect since A is false because reservation of any kind in Parliament and State Legislatures does require a Constitutional amendment.

Option 2 also stated both A and R are correct but R doesn`t explain A. This is incorrect for the same reason as option 1; A is false.

Option 3 claims A to be true and R false, which is incorrect because A is false (Constitutional amendment is needed for seat reservation) and R is true (parties can allocate seats without Constitutional amendment).

Option 4 states that A is false and R is true, which is the correct answer. The assertion A is false because reservation of seats does require a Constitutional amendment. The reason R is true, because political parties can decide on their own to allocate a certain number of seats they contest to women without a Constitutional amendment.