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India’s lower house votes to reserve third of seats for women

India’s lower house votes to reserve third of seats for women

  • A total of 454 lawmakers voted for the bill, with only two against
  • Only 104 of India’s 788 MPs were women after the last national election, a little over 13 percent
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