Political Science 3 Marks Question

In a system of reservation of constituencies, the candidates are from that social section for which the seat is reserved and all voters, irrespective of their social group, vote for any of them. In a system of separate electorate, the candidate of a particular community can only be elected by the voters of her/ his community. The latter was rejected by the Constitution makers because it went against their purpose of unity, secularism and a state that is free from discrimination.

The percent of women members would improve through the following measures:

• Using proportional representation system, we can ensure the proper representation of women in legislature according to their percentage in population.
• Also, we can have reserved constituencies from which seat is reserved for women which ensure proper representation of women.
• Some European countries have voluntary political party quotas that encourage and ensure women’s participation in the political process. Similarly, India needs to implement Political party quota for women.