Delimitation Commission

Delimitation is the process of fixing boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a state having legislative body.

  • DC has been constituted 4 times in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002.
  • It is appointed by the President and its orders have force of law and cannot be challenged before any court.
  • Delimitation was suspended in 1976 for 25 years due to wide discrepancies in family planning among states. The present delimitation of constituencies has been done on the basis of 2001 census figures under the provisions of Delimitation Act, 2002.
  • Constitutional and Legal Provisions
  • Under Article 82, Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every ....
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