Women’s Reservation Bill and Delimitation 2026: Key takeaways

On Tuesday (April 14, 2026), the government announced its proposed legislation aimed at establishing 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territories (UTs). The three Bills were made available on the MPs’ portal 48 hours before the Parliament’s upcoming session, which begins on Thursday (April 16, 2026).

The government intends to introduce a Constitution Amendment Bill, a Bill concerning delimitation law, and an enabling Bill to implement the proposed legislation in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry—three Union Territories with their own legislatures—during the Lok Sabha session on April 16 to expedite the enactment of the Women’s Reservation Act of 2023.