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Half of the seats in local government bodies- in panchayats and municipalities- are now reserved for women.

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The above statement is false. Only 1/3rd of the seats in the local government bodies—panchayats and municipalities—are reserved for women. The total number of women representatives is more than 10 lakh in rural and urban local bodies. There is also a similar demand by women’s organisations and activists to get reservations for the 1/3rd of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. However, the bill has not been passed yet. Gender division is an example of how such a form of social division should be expressed in politics, so the disadvantaged group can benefit when the social division becomes a political issue.

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