NEW DELHI, June 12 -- The Union government intends to roll out 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies-to be based on a fresh delimitation exercise-in time for the 2029 general elections, said three people aware of the details on Wednesday. The delimitation exercise is also likely to consider the demand from the southern states to ensure their proportionate representation in Parliament is not reduced, the people added.

Last week, the Union government said that the long-delayed census will be carried out in two phases before March 1 2027, announcing a crucial exercise that will enumerate caste for the first time since independence and likely become the basis for delimitation .

However, given that the delimitation ...