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The present delimitation of parliamentary constituencies has been done on the basis of 2001 census figures under the provisions of Delimitation Act, 2002. The assembly election in Karnataka, conducted in three phases in May 2008, was the first to use the new boundaries as drawn by the 2002 delimitation commission. [11]
The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016, introduced by Law Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda, seeks to amend Section 11 of the Delimitation Act, 2002.Once passed, the proposed Bill will enable the Election Commission to carry out a limited delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal following the exchange of 51 Bangladeshi and 111 Indian ...
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was passed to reconstitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in 2019. [1] In March 2020, a three-member Delimitation Commission was formed, chaired by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, for the delimitation of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [2]
The Mizoram Legislative Assembly has existed since 1972, when it had 30 constituencies. Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given Reservation status , guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for STs and SCs.
Constituencies increased to 5, 2 additional general seats added 5 7 7 4 (Sangha, Tsong, SC, General) 6 24 1967, 1970 and 1973: 1974 The Government of Sikkim Act, 1974 [5] Multi-seat constituencies eliminated 32 15 15 2 (Sangha, SC) 0 32 1974
Pages in category "Constituencies in India" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Delimitation Act;
The overall increase in the population of SCs and STs in the 2001 census has led the Delimitation Commission to increase the seats for Scheduled castes in Lok Sabha from 79 to 84 and for Scheduled Tribes from 41 to 47 out of 543 constituencies, as per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of 2008.
Following is the list of the constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. At present, 12 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes .