Option (A) — Municipality
Women have one-third of seats reserved for them in Panchayati Raj bodies and municipalities (local government bodies), where they take advantage of this reservation.
Source: Gender and Politics, Chapter 3
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The textbook clearly states that one-third of seats in panchayats and municipalities are reserved for women under the Panchayati Raj system — resulting in over 10 lakh elected women representatives. No such reservation exists in Lok Sabha, State Assemblies (though the Women's Reservation Act 2023 has been passed, it was not yet in effect when this question was framed), Rajya Sabha, or the Judiciary. MCQ question 8 in the exercises also confirms this — the correct answer given there is "Panchayati Raj bodies." Municipality falls under local self-government, the same category.