贱民和印度的原住民（宪法中所列的“贱民和部落 ” ） 在印度的543人组成的议会中有权获得85个席位，这是为他们的社区“保留”的席位。
Dalits and India’s aboriginals (listed in the Constitution as “Scheduled Castes and Tribes”) are entitled to 85 seats in India’s 543-member parliament that are “reserved” for candidates from their communities.