UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

Under the triple-test approach referred to in the Uttar Pradesh panchayat-election report, failure to meet the requirements for OBC reservation means seats are treated as:

  1. reserved for women only
  2. unreserved/open category
  3. reserved for Scheduled Tribes
  4. automatically abolished

Answer

Correct Answer

unreserved/open category

Explanation

The article says that if the triple-test requirements are not met, OBC-reserved seats are treated as unreserved/open-category seats. The other outcomes are not the rule described.

Topics: local self-government, obc reservation, polity and governance, triple-test formula in local elections