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Bihar: reservation for women in panchayats

Draft — not publicAwaiting legal review — not for reliance

Bihar’s 50% reservation for women in panchayat seats and chairperson posts, presented as a structural table — tier, total seats, seats reserved for women, reserved for SC/ST/BC women, chairperson posts — with an “as on” date and source for every figure.

Structure only. The plain-language explanation for this page is written and signed off by a named legal reviewer through our editorial workflow (§72, §173) before it is published. Until then we show only what the page covers and where the official text is.

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Mandatory record for this page

Instrument
Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006
Jurisdiction
Bihar
“As on” date
Set at legal sign-off
Amendment history
Recorded at legal sign-off
Legal reviewer
Not yet signed off

Official text

What this page will cover

  • Table — Tier · total seats · reserved for women · reserved for SC/ST/BC women · chairpersons — as on date, with source
  • Provision — The statutory provision and its amendments
  • Evidence — What research does and does not establish about participation

References and headings only; explanations follow legal review.

Distinctions this page will keep clear

  • The table is structural, never a ranking of districts or panchayats (Vol 8 §110).
  • Seat figures come only from the State Election Commission or the Panchayati Raj Department, each with its date.