Reserve 33% of seats in Parliament and state assemblies for women
“We will legislate for the reservation of 33% of the seats in Parliament and State Assemblies for women”
TAREEKH PE TAREEKHStalled
The verdict
The Constitution (85th Amendment) Bill, 1999 was introduced on 23 December 1999 but was not taken up for passing. No reservation law was enacted during the term; it came only in 2023.
Rule applied: Stalled: deadline passed or 2+ years idle, but funded or a bill was introduced → 2
“The bill was introduced, listed, re-listed, and is still remembered fondly.”
⌛ 8,172 din lateImplied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2004Confidence: highAI draft · review pending
2/10
Evidence timeline
- PIB7 Dec 2001· Press Information BureausupportsLok Sabha: Women Reservation Bill ↗
“the Government introduced on December 23, 1999 the Constitution (Eighty-fifth Amendment) Bill, 1999... The Bill was listed for consideration and passing... but could not come up for consideration and passing”
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Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Promise ID nda-ls-1999-018 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON