How many seats in the Lok Sabha are reserved for Scheduled Tribes?

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  1. 47
  2. 29
  3. 34
  4. 17

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Option 1 : 47
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The correct answer is 47.

  • Lok Sabha considered as the lower house.
  • It has seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
  • The number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes is 41.
  • The number of seats reserved for scheduled tribes was increased from 41 to 47 in the 15th Lok Sabha elections.
  • The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, 
  • By-election of up to 530 members to represent the States, up to 20 members to represent the Union Territories and two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the Hon'ble Presiden

Additional Information

  • 131 seats out of the 543 Lok Sabha seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
  • This is approximately 24% of all the seats.
  • 84 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes, and 47 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
  • These numbers are changed by the Delimitation Commission of India based on changes in the population. 
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