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Delimitation Bill they have tabled is nothing short of complete deception: MK Stalin| India News

Delimitation Bill they have tabled is nothing short of complete deception: MK Stalin| India News

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin on Friday called the delimitation draft bill a ‘calculated deception’ by the central government. Rejecting the draft bill, the Tamil Nadu chief minister urged the Centre not to rush the Bill through in haste. (MK Stalin | Facebook) Rejecting the draft bill, the Tamil Nadu chief minister urged the Centre not to rush the bill through in haste. Also Read: What is delimitation bill, concerns over North vs South and why is Opposition against it | Explained “Today is a defining moment in Tamil Nadu’s political history. It is the day we will see the outcome of our relentless resistance against delimitation”, Stalin said. Amid DMK’s sustained protests over the draft bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah have continued to assure in Parliament that Tamil Nadu’s representation will not be reduced. “But their words say one thing, their actions reveal another. The bill they have introduced is nothing but a calculated deception. We reject it outright. It cannot be trusted. It will not be …

Stalin warns of stir, Reddy appeals to PM| India News

Stalin warns of stir, Reddy appeals to PM| India News

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New Delhi: Chief ministers of two southern states on Tuesday rejected the government’s move to table three bills to provide 33% to women in Parliament and state legislatures, raise the cap of seats in the Lok Sabha to 850 and set up a delimitation commission, with the Congress and other opposition parties raised several key questions about the proposal, including its timing and intent. Stalin warns of stir, Reddy appeals to PM Some, including the Congress, raised concerns over the timing of the bills to be tabled in the three-day special sitting of Parliament beginning Thursday – even as assembly elections are underway. Others expressed reservations over the possibility that the 2011 Census might form the basis for the delimitation exercise. To be sure no party has officially spelt out its stand on the issue yet. Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using women’s reservation as a “political tool” to secure a numerical advantage in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. “The BJP does nothing unless they know there is a …

Before Census and delimitation, a question: Do we need more MPs and MLAs?

Before Census and delimitation, a question: Do we need more MPs and MLAs?

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In a nation plagued by many controversies, many of them avoidable, a serious problem that threatens to create a rift between the Northern and Southern states is the delimitation issue. Article 81(1) mandates that the Lok Sabha shall consist of not more than 530 members who have to be chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the states; another 20 members are to represent the Union Territories. Currently, the Lok Sabha has a strength of 543 seats. Article 81(2) requires the allotment of seats to each state to be in proportion to its population, with the further condition that the ratio between the population of a state and the number of seats allocated shall, as far as practicable, be the same for all the states. Article 82 requires the readjustment of seats after the completion of each Census, and it will now have to be done under the Delimitation Act, 2002. Story continues below this ad From 1951 to 1971, the readjustment of seats took place after each decennial Census, with states gaining or …

Decode Politics: The new spectre haunting Manipur is ‘delimitation’. Why? | Political Pulse News

Decode Politics: The new spectre haunting Manipur is ‘delimitation’. Why? | Political Pulse News

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A recent Supreme Court hearing on the long-pending delimitation in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland has led to a new chorus of discord in tense Manipur. On March 17, the Supreme Court granted the Centre three months’ time to furnish its response on steps taken to conduct the pending delimitation for Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in the three states. Since some media reports interpreted it as the apex court directing the Centre to complete the delimitation exercise in three months, Meitei leaders and organisations cutting across party lines have responded by reiterating both older concerns and newer demands. Why is delimitation pending in Manipur, and what did the Supreme Court recently say in this regard? In 2008, a delimitation exercise was carried out nationally based on the 2001 Census data. However, this was not done in Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, as well as Jammu & Kashmir. Following years of political opposition to the exercise by the then state Congress government, primarily questioning the credibility of the 2001 Census data for Manipur, it became …

Amid populous North vs leaner South delimitation debate, what are the alternatives? | Political Pulse News

Amid populous North vs leaner South delimitation debate, what are the alternatives? | Political Pulse News

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The debate over delimitation, which is as of now due in 2026, is heating up, with almost all Opposition parties agreeing that population should not be the sole basis to reapportion Lok Sabha seats as it would penalise those states which have managed to bring down their population growth. Several alternatives have been pitched over the years – from linking delimitation to fertility rates, to reforming the Rajya Sabha. Raising the cap on seats The simplest solution is increasing the number of seats in the Lok Sabha above the constitutional cap of 550 to ensure there is parity across the country in terms of population per seat. As per Milan Vaishnav and Jamie Hintson, fellows at US-based think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, projected population figures for 2026 show that the Lok Sabha would need 848 constituencies to ensure reapportioning does not reduce any state’s current seats. One benefit of raising the cap on Lok Sabha seats is that it would help keep the population per seat low, thereby improving representative democracy. Story continues …

CM Stalin says, "We are losing some seats because of delimitation

CM Stalin says, "We are losing some seats because of delimitation

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Ward delimitation exercise in Kerala expected to be wrapped up by June, says Delimitation Commission chairman A. Shajahan

Ward delimitation exercise in Kerala expected to be wrapped up by June, says Delimitation Commission chairman A. Shajahan

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A. Shajahan, Chairman, State Delimitation Commission. The delimitation of local body wards in Kerala can be fully wrapped up by June this year at the current pace of work, A. Shajahan, Chairman, State Delimitation Commission, has said. On Friday (February 21, 2025), the commission opened a two-day hearing in Thiruvananthapuram district on petitions/complaints filed by the public based on a November 2024 draft notification on the demarcation of ward boundaries. This marks the final leg of the delimitation exercise’s critical Phase-1 which covered wards in grama panchayats, municipalities and corporations. The commission had completed its hearings in the other 13 districts over the past weeks. “Once the hearings are over, local body secretaries will be given a chance to correct serious anomalies, if any, based on the field enquiry and maps, the Collector’s reports and the proceedings of the hearings. We hope to issue the final notification related to Phase 1 in March,” Mr. Shajahan, who is also the State Election Commissioner, said. The Delimitation commission’s orders have the force of law and are …