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Pratap Chakravarty

India's lower house of parliament votes to reserve a third of seats for women

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the new parliament building in New Delhi, on 28 May 2023. © AFP PHOTO / Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB)

Indian MPs have voted to guarantee that a third of seats in parliament's lower house and in state assemblies go to women, a move that would more than double the number of female lawmakers in the world's biggest democracy.

India's elected lower house, the Lok Sabha, passed the Women’s Reservation Bill on Wednesday by 454 votes to two.

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