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What percentage of seats were reserved for women by 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment?

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Half
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One fourth
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One fifth
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One third
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Solution

The correct option is D One third
It was the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment act which provided for reservation of one-third of the seats for women in Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Zilla Parishads, Municipalities and Municipal Corporations as well as for the posts of Sarpanch, Chairman and Mayor.

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