Delimitation Commission (DC) proposes Six Additional Seats for Jammu, One for Kashmir Valley

After the Centre abrogated Article 370 and removed Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) special status in August 2019, the DC was established under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.

Constitutional and Legal Aspect

  • Under Article 82, Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every Census establishing a DC.
  • Under Article 170, States get divided into territorial constituencies.

About 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 ....
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