♤ Reservation of seats for SCs and STs

Seats are reserved for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha on the basis of population ratios of these groups in each state. Thus, the ratio of Lok Sabha seats reserved in a state for SCs or STs to the total number of seats allotted to that state in Lok Sabha is the same as the ratio of SCs or STs population in the concerned state to total population of that particular state. Currently 84 seats are reserved for SCs and 47 seats for STs in the Lok Sabha.