Country
UN Women Region
Electoral system type
Electoral system sub-type
Closed list
Type of legislated quotas
Method of filling seats
N/A
Ranking/ placement
Ranking/ placement details
One in every five candidates must be a woman.
Sanctions for non compliance
Lists are rejected
Lists are rejected.
Quota for input only OR input and output (quota on results as corrective measure)
Date
Quota target (level) in %
20.00
Women's representation in single/lower house in %
21.00
Legal Source (name) - Electoral Law
Local election law, 2005 (amended through 2017)
Legal provisions - Electoral Law
• In the local body in which the number of seats does not exceed 13, the representation of women should not be less than two seats: (a) one woman shall be among the first five names; (b) one woman shall be among the next five names.
2. In the local body in which the number of seats exceeds 13, a seat shall be allocated for women among the five names that follow paragraph 1 (b) mentioned above.
3. Local bodies in which the number of voters is less than 1000 are excluded from provisions of paragraph (1) mentioned above. In such a case, the option for selecting places allocated for women among the candidates shall be left for the electoral lists. (Local election law, article 17)
• The Central elections commission shall reject the registration request of an electoral list if: a. the application did not meet the conditions stipulated in this law. (Local election law, article 20)
2. In the local body in which the number of seats exceeds 13, a seat shall be allocated for women among the five names that follow paragraph 1 (b) mentioned above.
3. Local bodies in which the number of voters is less than 1000 are excluded from provisions of paragraph (1) mentioned above. In such a case, the option for selecting places allocated for women among the candidates shall be left for the electoral lists. (Local election law, article 17)
• The Central elections commission shall reject the registration request of an electoral list if: a. the application did not meet the conditions stipulated in this law. (Local election law, article 20)
M49 Code
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Constitution
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Electoral Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Parity Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Party Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Financing Law
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Political Agreement
M49 Region
Local Level
true
Quota Application
Quota does not apply to all types of local government.
Provisions on gender quotas (Yes/No) - Local Government Law