The provision of reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Municipalities in Madhya Pradesh has been made under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

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Correct — A, Article 243 T (1). Part IX-A of the Constitution deals with Municipalities. Article 243T(1) provides for the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in every Municipality, in proportion to their population — the basis for reserving seats for STs in Municipalities in Madhya Pradesh.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Article 243S deals with the constitution and composition of Wards Committees, not reservation of seats.  (c) Article 243R deals with the composition of Municipalities, not reservation for SCs/STs.  (d) Article 243U deals with the duration of Municipalities, not seat reservation.

Concept: The 74th Amendment (1992) added Part IX-A (Articles 243P-243ZG) on urban local bodies. Within it, Article 243T governs reservation of seats — for SCs, STs and women — in Municipalities.

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