Article(s) of the CEDAW non - governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country.1 Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements their population in that Municipality. (2): Out of these reserved seats, one-third shall be reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. (3): In direct elections of every Municipality, not less than one-third of the total number of seats shall be reserved for women. (4): The office of the Chairperson in the Municipality at the village or any other level to be reserved for the SC, the ST and women. (5): ........ (6): ….... 8. A. 326: Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to be on the basis of adult suffrage.7 LEGISLATIONS: 1. The Representation of the People Act, 1951: The conduct of elections of the Houses of Parliament and to the House or Houses of the Legislature of each State for all persons, without any kind of discrimination. • Every state, (except the ones mentioned in A. 243M) has enacted State legislature providing for the reservation to women in the Panchayat in furtherance of A. 243D of the Constitution e.g., the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. • Every state, (except the ones mentioned in A. 243ZC) has enacted its own legislature providing for the reservation to women 36 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Gaps in the implementation of CEDAW in India (G) and its corresponding recommendations (R) of women in politics found entry through their politically active families rather than their individual capabilities and efforts. Gender stereotyping within families and in public life, lower literacy rate, lower financial autonomy, lower social status, lower exposure to public life etc. pose immense challenges for women’s political participation.13 [CEDAW A. 7(b)] R3: The socio-cultural barriers that women negotiate within families and in public life need to be changed. Awareness about the importance of equal participation of women in the developmentof the nation is required through educational institutions, religious, social and political leaders, civil society organisations, etc. The Draft National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2016 needs to be finalised and implemented. G4: There are only 4 female