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The day after it cleared the legislative hurdle in the Lok Sabha by a brute majority, the draft legislation, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Parliament as well as other law-making bodies, was passed unanimously in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with 214 members voting in support and none against.

The historic women's reservation Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with near unanimity and in the Rajya Sabha unanimously.

The Womens Reservation Bill, which provides 33% reservation for women in elections, has been passed by Parliament. However, it may not come into effect before the 2029 Lok Sabha election due to the need for a delimitation exercise and the Census. Heres why

Heaping praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the historic passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament on September 21, Union Minister

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated the passage of the womens reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. The Bill aims to ensure better representation of women in Parliament and other legislative bodies. Adityanath believes that this legislation will strengthen Indias democratic system and lead to women-led development in "New India". The Bill was passed with a majority vote of 454 members in favor and two against it. It will now be taken up by the Rajya Sabha.

The womens reservation Bill has cleared its first legislative hurdle in the Lok Sabha with a majority of 454 votes in favor and 2 against. However, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MPs, Asaduddin Owaisi and Imtiaz Jaleel, voted against the Bill, stating that it does not include a sub-quota for Muslim and Other Backward Classes (OBC) women. Owaisi argues that OBC and Muslim women deserve representation as they make up a significant portion of the population.

Hyderabad: As the women's reservation bill was passed in the Lok Sabha, marking a legislative landmark for the country, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed delight at the passage of The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha with such phenomenal support.In a social media post, Mr Modi thanked MPs across Party lines wh

The Womens Reservation Bill, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, was tabled by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in Rajya Sabha. The bill aims to reserve 33% of seats in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women. It was passed in Lok Sabha with overwhelming support after being introduced 27 years ago.