2.In the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, after section 3, the following
•sections shall be inserted, namely:—
•“3A. (1) Seats shall be reserved for women in the Legislative Assembly of the
•Union territory of Puducherry.
(2)As nearly as may be, one-third of the seats reserved for the Scheduled
•Castes in the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry shall be
•reserved for women.
•Short title and
commencement.
•20 of 1963. Insertion of
•new sections
•3A and 3B.
•Reservation of
•seats for
•women in
•Legislative
•Assembly of
•Union
•territory of
Puducherry.
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(3)As nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by
•direct election to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry
•(including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes)
•shall be reserved for women in such manner as Parliament may by law determine.
3B.(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of this Act, the
•provisions relating to reservation of seats for women in the Legislative Assembly of
•the Union territory of Puducherry shall come into effect after an exercise of delimitation
•is undertaken for this purpose after the relevant figures for the first census taken after
•the commencement of the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 2023
•have been published and shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of
•fifteen years from such commencement.
(2)Subject to the provisions of section 3A, seats reserved for women in the
•Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry shall continue till such
•date as Parliament may by law determine.
(3)Rotation of seats reserved for women in the Legislative Assembly of the
•Union territory of Puducherry shall take effect after such subsequent exercise of
•delimitation as Parliament may by law determine.
(4)Nothing in section 3A shall affect any representation in the Legislative
•Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry until the dissolution of the then
•existing Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Puducherry.”.
•Reservation
•of seats for
•women to
•take effect.
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•STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
•Parliament has enacted the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment)
•Act, 2023 to pave way for reservation of one-third of the total number of seats for women in
•the House of the People; Legislative Assembly of every State; and the Legislative Assembly
•of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
