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Delimitation Commission in Kashmir
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- The erstwhile J&K State had an 87-member assembly, with 37 constituencies in the Jammu region and 46 in the Kashmir division and four in Ladakh.
- Besides, 24 seats are reserved and vacant for Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- The commission has given the mandate granted under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019
- The Commission has added seven assembly constituencies to J&K, increasing its strength from 87 to 90.
- It proposes an increase of six seats for the Jammu province, taking the number of constituencies to 43.
- It added one seat in the Kashmir province, taking the seat strength to 47.
- Its orders have the force of law and they cannot be challenged before any court.
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