How many Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand are reserved for Scheduled Castes?

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Jharkhand has 14 Lok Sabha seats. Only one seat, Palamu, is reserved for Scheduled Castes as per the Delimitation Order of 2008 based on the 2001 Census. Additionally, three seats (Khunti, Singhbhum, Lohardaga) are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. No changes affecting this reservation have occurred up to 2026. Nationally, there are 84 SC-reserved seats in the Lok Sabha out of 543 total seats.

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1 Jharkhand has 14 Lok Sabha seats. Only one seat, Palamu, is reserved for Scheduled Castes as per the Delimitation Order of 2008 based on the 2001 Census. Additionally, three seats (Khunti, Singhbhum, Lohardaga) are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. No changes affecting this reservation have occurred up to 2026. Nationally, there are 84 SC-reserved seats in the Lok Sabha out of 543 total seats.

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