<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's lead section does not adequately summarize key points of its contents . Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article . Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page . (October 2010) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article's lead section does not adequately summarize key points of its contents . Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article . Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page . (October 2010) </Td> </Tr> <P> In India, a certain number of political positions and university posts are held for specific groups of the population, including Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes, Anglo - Indians and Women . </P> <P> There are reserved constituencies in both Parliamentary and State Assembly elections . Candidates of General category are not eligible to contest from these constituencies . All voters are to vote for one of the candidates (from Scheduled Castes or Schedule Tribes). In case of Municipal elections and other Local Bodies elections, the constituencies are known as Wards . Thus, there may be as many Wards or Constituencies as the number of elected seats in the elected body . Reserved constituencies are those constituencies in which seats are reserved for SCs and STs on the basis of their population . </P>

Who decides which constituency is to be reserved