How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in…

Concept: Seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in a State Legislative Assembly are fixed under Article 332 of the Constitution, in proportion to each community’s share of the state’s population, and are periodically revised by the Delimitation Commission. The apportionment given effect from the 2008 Assembly elections remains in force for every subsequent election, including 2023, until the next delimitation exercise.

Application: The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha has 230 total seats. Under the delimitation order in force for the 2023 election, 35 of these seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 47 are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes — a combined 82 reserved seats, about 35.7% of the House.

Cross-check: This apportionment is confirmed by the Election Commission of India’s 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election press note and by the Delimitation Commission order hosted by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh — both list 35 SC-reserved and 47 ST-reserved constituencies out of 230.

Contrast: comparing each offered pairing as a share of the 230-seat Assembly:

Result: Only the 35 SC / 47 ST pairing matches the officially notified reservation for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, so SC—35, ST—47 is correct.