# Goa to reserve 4 Assembly seats for ST in one month

2026-08-08T16:50:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Goa will finish the process of reserving four Assembly seats for Scheduled Tribes within a month, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said after the Union government notified the enabling law. India Today reports that the Election Commission will appoint a Census Commissioner to calculate the ST population share in each constituency. The move gives political reservation to tribals in the 40-member House for the first time, fulfilling a long-pending demand ahead of state elections next year.

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- indiatoday.in <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/goa-assembly-st-reservation-four-seats-for-scheduled-tribes-within-a-month-ptag-2966496-2026-08-08?utm_source=rss>

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