Which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts further extended the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies from seventy years to eighty years?
93rd Amendment Act
101st Amendment Act
102nd Amendment Act
104th Amendment Act
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The reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies was initially for a period of 10 years from the commencement of the Constitution. This reservation has been extended periodically by constitutional amendments. The 95th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2009, extended this reservation for another 10 years, i.e., up to January 25, 2020. The 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, further extended the reservation for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for a period of ten years, i.e., up to January 25, 2030.
The 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, extended the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies from 70 years to 80 years.