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Delimitation of Constituencies
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- The government has constituted a Delimitation Commission, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.
- It will redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of the Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir and the North eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland.
- Delimitation literally means the process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a state that has a legislative body.
- For Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland it will delimit in accordance with the provisions of the Delimitation Act, 2002.
- The commissions’ orders are enforced as per the date specified by the President of India.
- Copies of these orders are laid before the Lok Sabha or the concerned Legislative Assembly.
- No modifications are permitted.
- According to the Delimitation Commission Act, 2002, the Delimitation Commission appointed by the Centre has to have three members:
- A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court as the chairperson,
- The Chief Election Commissioner or Election Commissioner nominated by the CEC
- The State Election Commissioner as ex-officio members.
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