Out of 175 MLA seats, 29 seats were allocated to scheduled castes, even to scheduled tribes, 48 to backward classes, and seven to minorities. A total of 91 seats were allocated to OCs. Out of a total of 175 MLA tickets, 19 were given to women. In the case of MP seats, out of 25, BCs were allocated 11, SC – 4, ST – 1, and OC – 9. Among the 25 MP candidates, five are women. Like in 2019, Dharmana Prasad Rao and Nandigama Suresh read the list of MLA and MP candidates sitting beside Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Dharman said that compared to 2019, SC, ST, and BC categories were given more seats. As against 77 in 2019, a total of 84 seats were given to these sections. Similarly, women and minorities were given more seats compared to previous elections. While minorities were given 7 seats compared to five in previous elections, women candidates were allocated 19 seats compared to 15 in previous elections. Similarly among 25 MP seats, SC, ST, BC, and Minorites were given four more seats compared to 2019 and in the case of women there was an increase of one more seat compared to previous elections. In 2019, SCs and STs were given four and one seats respectively and the same number was maintained this time also.
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