Voting on women quota bills in Lok Sabha set for 4 PM Friday

Voting on three key bills related to the women’s quota law and delimitation will take place in the Lok Sabha at 4 PM on Friday after an extended debate, with the Speaker to decide on the duration

New Delhi: Voting on the three bills in the Lok Sabha to amend the women’s quota law and set up a delimitation commission will be held at 4 PM on Friday, according to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Birla said there would be a debate of around 15-18 hours on the bills, as voting would take place at 4 PM on Friday.

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju suggested a 12-hour debate on the bills but said the decision to extend it would be taken by the Speaker.

Earlier, Union ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal and Amit Shah moved to introduce three bills in the Lok Sabha to amend the women’s quota law and set up a delimitation commission amid protests by the Opposition, which termed the proposed legislations anti-constitutional.

‘The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026’, ‘The Delimitation Bill, 2026’ and ‘The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ were introduced in the House.

According to the draft Constitution amendment bill, Lok Sabha seats will be increased to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to “operationalise” the women’s reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.