• Delimitation means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country to represent changes in population.
  • The constitution mandates that the Commission’s orders are final and cannot be questioned before any court, and it work on the principle of  “One Vote One Value”.

Constitutional Provisions For Delimitation

  • Article 82: The Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every Census.
  • Article 170: States also get divided into territorial constituencies as per the Delimitation Act after every Census.
Do You Know?

  • The first delimitation was carried out in 1950 -51.

Delimitation Commission

  • Formation: The Delimitation Commission was established by the Delimitation Commission Act,1952.
  • Appointment: The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the President of India and works in collaboration with the Election Commission of India.
  • Composition
    • Retired Supreme Court Judge
    • Chief Election Commissioner
    • Respective State Election Commissioners
  • Functions
    • To determine the number and boundaries of constituencies to make the population of all constituencies nearly equal.
    • To identify seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, wherever their population is relatively large.

 

Source: The Hindu

 

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