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Constitution Amendment Bill, Part of Delimitation Package, Defeated
The bill fell short of the required two-thirds majority, and two related measures were also dropped after the vote, officials said.
- On Friday, April 17, 2026, a united Opposition defeated the Constitution Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, blocking a proposal to redistribute parliamentary seats based on the 2011 Census.
- The bill failed to secure the required two-thirds majority of 352 votes, falling short with 298 members voting in favor and 230 against, as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed after counting ballot slips.
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju termed the outcome "unfortunate," noting that related legislation on Union Territories and delimitation was dropped; Union Home Minister Amit Shah warned the Opposition would face the "wrath of women" voters.
- Opposition leaders, including Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, hailed the defeat as "historic," arguing the proposal was an "unconstitutional trick" rather than genuine women's reservation.
- Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh stated the government should implement 33% reservation for women in the existing Lok Sabha set-up for the 2029 elections, a consistent Opposition demand since the Nari Shakti Vandan Act.
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