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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row

An image of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
Narendra Modi urged MPs to back the proposals, saying they were in the national interest. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

The Indian government has failed to pass a bill to increase female representation in parliament after being accused of using the plan as a guise to redraw the country’s electoral map.

It was the first time in 12 years in power that a constitutional amendment proposed by Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) government was not passed by parliament.

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