Delimitation of Constituencies in J&K

GS-II: Delimitation of Constituencies in J&K

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The Election Commission held internal discussions on the delimitation of constituencies ahead of elections to the new Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Resizing new constituencies

According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of the UT of J&K would be increased from 107 to 114.
The total population would be divided over the 114 seats to get an average number of electors per constituency.
The Act also specifies that delimitation will be based on the 2011 census till 2026.

Delimitation Commission of India

The Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act.
The main task of the commission is redrawing the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent census.
The representation of each State is not changed during this exercise. However, the numbers of SC and ST seats in a state are changed in accordance with the census.
The present delimitation of constituencies has been done on the basis of the 2001 census under the provisions of the Delimitation Act, 2002.
The Commission is an independent body whose orders cannot be challenged in any court of law.
The orders are laid before the Lok Sabha and the respective State Legislative Assemblies. However, modifications are not permitted.
Delimitation commissions have been set up four times in the past — 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002 — under the Delimitation Commission Acts of 1952, 1962, 1972 and 2002.
The most recent delimitation commission was set up on 12 July 2002 after the 2001 census with Justice Kuldip Singh, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court as its Chairperson.

Source: The Hindu

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