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Lottery to Allocate Reserved Seats for 457 Pradhan Posts: 93 ST, 79 SC, 56 OBC, 50% Women
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 23 Sep 2026, 08:45 AM
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A lottery will be held today to determine the reservation of 457 Pradhan posts, allocating 93 seats for Scheduled Tribes, 79 for Scheduled Castes, 56 for OBCs and ensuring half of the positions are reserved for women.
The government announced that a lottery will be conducted today to finalize the reservation pattern for 457 Pradhan (village head) positions across the country. The allocation includes 93 seats earmarked for Scheduled Tribes, 79 for Scheduled Castes and 56 for Other Backward Classes, reflecting the mandated social equity framework.
In addition to caste-based quotas, the decision mandates that 50 percent of all Pradhan posts be filled by women, reinforcing gender‑balance objectives in local governance. The combined reservation scheme aims to broaden representation at the grassroots level.
The lottery, overseen by the election commission, will randomly assign the reserved categories to specific vacancies, ensuring transparency and compliance with constitutional provisions. Officials expect the results to be published shortly after the draw, allowing the recruitment process to proceed.
Stakeholders, including political parties and civil‑society groups, have welcomed the move as a step toward inclusive leadership, while urging swift implementation to avoid delays in filling the vacant posts.
In addition to caste-based quotas, the decision mandates that 50 percent of all Pradhan posts be filled by women, reinforcing gender‑balance objectives in local governance. The combined reservation scheme aims to broaden representation at the grassroots level.
The lottery, overseen by the election commission, will randomly assign the reserved categories to specific vacancies, ensuring transparency and compliance with constitutional provisions. Officials expect the results to be published shortly after the draw, allowing the recruitment process to proceed.
Stakeholders, including political parties and civil‑society groups, have welcomed the move as a step toward inclusive leadership, while urging swift implementation to avoid delays in filling the vacant posts.