Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India
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The Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India is a constitutional change that revised the basis for allocating seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies by updating population figures used for representation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eighty-seventh Amendment | 1 |
| Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6444421 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India Context triple: [Article 54 of the Constitution of India, hasBeenAmendedBy, Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India]
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A.
Eighty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India
The Eighty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 2001 constitutional change that froze the readjustment of parliamentary and assembly constituencies based on population figures until after the first census taken after the year 2026.
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B.
Seventy-second Amendment to the Constitution of India
The Seventy-second Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 1992 constitutional change that extended reservations of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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C.
Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
The Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India is the 1991 constitutional change that granted Delhi a special status as the National Capital Territory with a legislative assembly and council of ministers.
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D.
Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India
The Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India is a landmark constitutional reform that granted constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions, establishing a three-tier system of local self-government in rural areas and reserving seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women.
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E.
Fifty-second Amendment to the Constitution of India
The Fifty-second Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 1985 constitutional change best known for introducing the anti-defection law, which disqualifies legislators on grounds of defection to curb political instability and party-switching.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India Target entity description: The Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India is a constitutional change that revised the basis for allocating seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies by updating population figures used for representation.
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A.
Eighty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India
The Eighty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 2001 constitutional change that froze the readjustment of parliamentary and assembly constituencies based on population figures until after the first census taken after the year 2026.
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B.
Seventy-second Amendment to the Constitution of India
The Seventy-second Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 1992 constitutional change that extended reservations of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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C.
Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
The Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India is the 1991 constitutional change that granted Delhi a special status as the National Capital Territory with a legislative assembly and council of ministers.
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D.
Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India
The Seventy-third Amendment to the Constitution of India is a landmark constitutional reform that granted constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions, establishing a three-tier system of local self-government in rural areas and reserving seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women.
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E.
Fifty-second Amendment to the Constitution of India
The Fifty-second Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 1985 constitutional change best known for introducing the anti-defection law, which disqualifies legislators on grounds of defection to curb political instability and party-switching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional amendment of India ⓘ |
| affects |
Lok Sabha
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state legislative assemblies ⓘ |
| amendmentNumber | 87 ⓘ |
| amends | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Parliamentary constituencies
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State assembly constituencies ⓘ |
| constitutionalArea |
Part V of the Constitution of India
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Part VI of the Constitution of India ⓘ provisions on delimitation and representation ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| governs | representation based on population ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| impact |
affected distribution of seats among states
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affected distribution of seats within states ⓘ changed population data used for determining number of seats ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Union of India ⓘ |
| legalForm | Constitution Amendment Act ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Amendments to the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| purpose |
to revise the basis for allocation of seats in state legislative assemblies
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to revise the basis for allocation of seats in the House of the People ⓘ to update population figures used for representation ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
delimitation of constituencies
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electoral representation ⓘ population census data ⓘ |
| shortName | Eighty-seventh Amendment ⓘ |
| subject |
allocation of seats in state legislative assemblies
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allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha ⓘ use of updated population figures for representation ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | revision of population basis for seat allocation ⓘ |
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Subject: Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India Description of subject: The Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India is a constitutional change that revised the basis for allocating seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies by updating population figures used for representation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Article 54 of the Constitution of India
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hasBeenAmendedBy
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Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India
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linked to: Eighty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of India