Question

What were the worries of the constitution-makers about the certain weaker sections of the country? What did they do to bring them into the mainstream of politics?

Answer 1

Hint:
To maintain a fair representation of the citizens in the poorer classes a special system of reserved constituencies has been set up.

Complete answer:
Our Constitution empowers every person to elect his or her representative and to be chosen as a member. However, the framers of the constitution were afraid that in free electoral competition, certain poorer sections could not have a fair chance of getting elected to the Lok Sabha and the state legislatures The drafting committee of the constitution were concerned that the poorer sections would not have the adequate money, qualifications and connections to challenge and win elections against others. Many are influential and resourceful will keep them from winning elections. If this occurs, our Government and the Councils will be stripped of the voice of a large part of our society. This will make our government less sustainable and less competitive. As a result, the creators of our Constitution conceived of a special system of reserved constituencies for the weakest parts.

Any of the electoral districts are supposed to be for people that relate to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. Presently, 79 positions are filled for SCs and 41 for STs in the Lok Sabha. This figure is in accordance with their share of the national population. Consequently, the reserved seats of the SCs and the STs do not strip away the rightful share of any other social community.

This method of the quota was later expanded to other poorer groups at the district and state level. In many states seats in rural (panchayat) and urban (municipalities and corporation), local bodies are now reserved for other backward classes as well. One-third of the seats are reserved in rural and urban local bodies for women candidates

Note:
The Government has recently introduced the Ninety-fifth amendment as the 2009 Constitution Act extended the term for the quota of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and for the incorporation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years until 26 January 2020.