Why the South is resisting the delimitation exercise
1 week, 4 days ago

Why the South is resisting the delimitation exercise

India Today  

The south of India is drawing a thick red line. BIGGEST GAINERS Four north Indian states, which comprise 39 per cent of the country’s population and have fertility rates above 2, are projected to gain 31 Lok Sabha seats. If total Lok Sabha seats are increased to 848, these states will gain 150 seats, an 86 per cent increase compared to national average increase of 56 per cent BIGGEST LOSERS The five south Indian states, which currently contribute 31% to India’s GDP and account for 21 per cent of the population, will see a reduction of 26 Lok Sabha seats due to their low fertility rates. Even if seats are increased to 848, they stand to gain 35 seats, a mere 27 per cent increase compared to the 56 per cent hike in total Lok Sabha seats WHY NORTH WANTS IT, SOUTH DOESN’T Southern states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka successfully controlled population growth but now risk losing parliamentary representation as seats are reallocated based on population. Southern states contribute significantly to India’s GDP and tax revenue but may see their share of Lok Sabha seats shrink, leading to questions of fairness in fiscal federalism.

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Delimitation could reinforce BJP’s hegemony
1 day, 3 hours ago

Delimitation could reinforce BJP’s hegemony

The Hindu  

The anxiety about delimitation is not only about the potential reduction of political power for peninsular States to the benefit of heartland ones. An analysis suggests that with the same vote share, the BJP would have gained 14 extra seats in 2019 and six extra seats in 2024 if Lok Sabha constituencies had been delimited across State boundaries according to …

DC Edit | Delimitation: South India’s worries must be addressed
2 days, 11 hours ago

DC Edit | Delimitation: South India’s worries must be addressed

Deccan Chronicle  

The proximity to the Census, expected to begin in 2026, was bound to raise concerns over delimitation. That the south is rising in unison now at the prospect of delimitation, last done in 1973 based on the 1971 Census when the seats were raised to the current 543 from 522, is indicative of how much can change after Census counts …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan backs Stalin’s push against delimitation
1 week, 5 days ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan backs Stalin’s push against delimitation

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed solidarity with the Tamil Nadu government’s efforts to unite non-Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled States on a common platform to resist any move by the Union government for arbitrary delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, which contravenes the Constitution’s federalist principles and allegedly seeks to favour the ruling coalition at the Centre. Mr. Vijayan, in a press …

States with successful family planning to lose seats in delimitation: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
2 weeks, 1 day ago

States with successful family planning to lose seats in delimitation: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

Amid the delimitation row, the Congress on Tuesday said that the exercise will “penalise” States that have successfully implemented family planning and reduced total fertility rates. In a lengthy post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh highlighted nine States may lose anywhere between one to eight Lok Sabha seats each, while States like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar …

South states will not lose a single LS constituency post delimitation exercise, asserts Kishan Reddy
2 weeks, 5 days ago

South states will not lose a single LS constituency post delimitation exercise, asserts Kishan Reddy

The Hindu  

Union Minister of Coal & Mines and Telangana BJP president G. Kishan Reddy has asserted that there will not be any reduction in the number of Parliament constituencies after the proposed delimitation exercise either in the Telugu States or in any of the Southern States. Addressing a meeting at the State BJP office on the eve of Women’s Day, Mr. …

'Blatant assault on federalism': Stalin writes to seven CMs to join 'fight' over Lok Sabha seat delimitation
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Blatant assault on federalism': Stalin writes to seven CMs to join 'fight' over Lok Sabha seat delimitation

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Friday wrote to his counterparts in Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal, Punjab, Odisha and party heads as well, inviting them to join hands with Tamil Nadu and be part of a Joint Action Committee for an "uncompromising fight" over the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, which he termed an unfair exercise. Stalin proposed …

What are main issues around delimitation and why is Tamil Nadu protesting against it? Explained
3 weeks ago

What are main issues around delimitation and why is Tamil Nadu protesting against it? Explained

India TV News  

What are main issues around delimitation and why is Tamil Nadu protesting against it? New Delhi: Further stepping up pressure on the Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin proposed that the 1971 Census be the basis for delimitation of parliamentary constituencies for 30 years starting 2026 and favoured a Joint Action Committee involving all southern states to press for …

Central Indian states laggard on population control for delimitation gain: Congress MP Manish Tewari
3 weeks ago

Central Indian states laggard on population control for delimitation gain: Congress MP Manish Tewari

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Only the states in central India would gain if the delimitation exercise is held on the principle of 'one vote, one value' as they have been laggards on population control, Congress leader Manish Tewari said and demanded the framing of a new formula for it. In a post on X, Tewari said if the delimitation exercise is done …

Delimitation conundrum: Why southern states demand 1971 census to be the benchmark
3 weeks ago

Delimitation conundrum: Why southern states demand 1971 census to be the benchmark

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin’s all-party meeting has once again brought the vexed issue of delimitation in focus. While the meeting on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Centre to ensure that the 1971 Census should be the basis for the delimitation of the Lok Sabha seats for 30 years from 2026, it also condemned the …

Delimitation row: MK Stalin demands 30-year status quo on Lok Sabha seats
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3 weeks ago

Delimitation row: MK Stalin demands 30-year status quo on Lok Sabha seats

Hindustan Times  

A meeting of political parties in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday unanimously asked the Centre to use the 1971 Census as the basis for any delimitation for the next 30 years, ratcheting up tensions on a contentious exercise that has the potential to widen the chasm between India’s northern and southern regions. Last week, Union home minister Amit Shah sought to …

Delimitation row: CM Stalin takes ‘lip service’ jibe at BJP, warns of reduced seats for Tamil Nadu in LS
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3 weeks ago

Delimitation row: CM Stalin takes ‘lip service’ jibe at BJP, warns of reduced seats for Tamil Nadu in LS

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday called for the 1971 census to be the basis of delimitation due in 2026 at an all-party meeting he had chaired in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin arrives to participate in an all-party meeting to discuss the proposed delimitation of Lok Sabha seats in the state, at the Secretariat in …

Delimitation row: T.N. all-party meet favours retaining existing Lok Sabha seats till 2056
3 weeks ago

Delimitation row: T.N. all-party meet favours retaining existing Lok Sabha seats till 2056

The Hindu  

An all-party meeting chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. A resolution adopted at the meeting said Tamil Nadu’s existing 7.18% of the total seats must not be reduced under any circumstances during the delimitation exercise. Mr. Stalin said the delimitation would result in indelible injustice to Tamil Nadu if the Lok Sabha seats were reduced, as the BJP government …

Tamil Nadu parties want retention of state Lok Sabha seats till 2056
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Tamil Nadu parties want retention of state Lok Sabha seats till 2056

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As many as 59 Tamil Nadu political parties on Wednesday unanimously demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi unequivocally assure in Parliament that the 1971 population census will remain the basis for delimitation of Lok Sabha seats for another 30 years — till 2056 — by adopting a resolution to this effect at the all-party meeting chaired by Chief Minister …

Shikha Mukerjee | Row over delimitation: Will it alter the federal balance?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Shikha Mukerjee | Row over delimitation: Will it alter the federal balance?

Deccan Chronicle  

Into the perpetually agitated political ecosphere of Indian politics, an increase in volatility by the anticipated effect of a fresh delimitation of constituencies in states like Opposition-ruled Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana, apprehensive of a reduction of the number of parliamentary seats relative to the percentage of seats these states have now, seems to have been deliberately seeded to initiate …

Delimitation reference terms must be sound to do justice to the South
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Delimitation reference terms must be sound to do justice to the South

New Indian Express  

A political hot potato is in the making much before the Centre takes a final call on the long-pending delimitation process. The scheduled redrawing of parliament constituency boundaries based on population is now at the heart of a raging political controversy in Tamil Nadu and the rest of South India after the state’s CM called for an all-party meeting on …

Delimitation Debate: Why Siddaramaiah, MK Stalin fear losing political clout in South – ‘like a knife hanging on’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delimitation Debate: Why Siddaramaiah, MK Stalin fear losing political clout in South – ‘like a knife hanging on’

Live Mint  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah joined the chorus against delimitation on Thursday and described Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the contentious issue as “not trustworthy.” Siddaramaiah accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using delimitation as a weapon to “silence” the southern states. “If the Union government genuinely wishes to ensure fairness for the southern states, the home minister must …

DC Edit | Centre needs to allay fears in South over delimitation
3 weeks, 6 days ago

DC Edit | Centre needs to allay fears in South over delimitation

Deccan Chronicle  

The demand for a delimitation process which could lead to a fair revision of seats in the Lok Sabha and distribution of seats among the states raised by Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Mr Stalin has pointed to the Damocles’ Sword of a reduced representation in the House of People dangling over the southern states after delimitation and Mr Shah …

Karnataka CM Questions BJP’s Delimitation Plan
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Karnataka CM Questions BJP’s Delimitation Plan

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed fears “If delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, is based on latest census, then, Karnataka’s seats may get reduced from 28 to 26 or stagnation in the Lok Sabha seats.” The Bharatiya Janata Party led Union Government has taken to the new weapon of Delimitation of Lok Sabha seats to reduce Lok Sabha seats …

Why are southern states wary of delimitation? Understanding the exercise
1 month ago

Why are southern states wary of delimitation? Understanding the exercise

India Today  

With Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reopening the debate surrounding delimitation, the most pertinent question to ask here is - why are the southern states wary of this exercise? Currently, southern states together hold 129 of 543 Lok Sabha seats: Andhra Pradesh: 25 seats Kerala: 20 seats Tamil Nadu: 39 seats Karnataka: 28 seats In the Lower House, 129 …

Stalin should discuss delimitation exercise with CMs of southern States: VCK leader
1 month ago

Stalin should discuss delimitation exercise with CMs of southern States: VCK leader

The Hindu  

Thirumavalavan on Wednesday said that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin should also convene a meeting with Chief Ministers of other southern States to discuss the impact of the proposed delimitation exercise, which may lead to a reduction in the number of Lok Sabha seats especially for southern States. Interacting with media here, he said that he welcomed Mr. Stalin’s call for …

CM Stalin calls for an all-party meet on March 5 to discuss impact of delimitation on T.N.
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1 month ago

CM Stalin calls for an all-party meet on March 5 to discuss impact of delimitation on T.N.

The Hindu  

Stalin has convened an all-party meeting on March 5, 2025, to discuss the impact of the proposed delimitation exercise on Tamil Nadu, which may lead to a reduction in the number of Lok Sabha seats in the State. Speaking to mediapersons after chairing a Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat in Chennai, the Chief Minister said: “Tamil Nadu has been forced …

MK Stalin warns Tamil Nadu could lose 8 MPs in delimitation, calls all-party meet
1 month ago

MK Stalin warns Tamil Nadu could lose 8 MPs in delimitation, calls all-party meet

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin called for an all-party meeting on March 5, to discuss the contentious issue of delimitation, warning that the state is at a critical juncture where it must protest to protect its rights. He announced that 40 political parties registered with the Election Commission had been invited to the meeting to deliberate on the implications …

Delimitation of LS seats a threat to TN, says Stalin
11 months, 1 week ago

Delimitation of LS seats a threat to TN, says Stalin

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Terming the BJP government’s proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies as ‘a knife hanging over the state’s head’, CM MK Stalin said the exercise is a threat to the state’s political representation. In a social media post on X, Stalin urged the people to wake up to the ‘impending threat’, stating, “If we do not act now, there will be …

Will Modi win 400 seats in India’s election? The south holds the answer
11 months, 1 week ago

Will Modi win 400 seats in India’s election? The south holds the answer

Al Jazeera  

As the first phase of voting kicks off on April 19, Modi’s dreams of a record win hinge on a part of the country that has traditionally been immune to the BJP’s charms. Yet, with India poised to hold the first phase of its 44-day, seven-stage election on April 19, analysts say the success of Modi’s calculations could hinge on …

Understanding the delimitation exercise | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

Understanding the delimitation exercise | Explained

The Hindu  

February 06, 2024 10:21 pm | Updated February 07, 2024 10:57 am IST The story so far: The delimitation of constituencies for the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies is to be carried out on the basis of the first Census after 2026. Article 82 and 170 of the Constitution provide that the number of seats in the Lok Sabha …

Aakar Patel | When will India conduct its next census? And then the delimitation?
1 year, 3 months ago

Aakar Patel | When will India conduct its next census? And then the delimitation?

Deccan Chronicle  

For 50 years, India has not changed the composition of the Lok Sabha. Recent events have returned delimitation to prominence, and women’s reservations in Parliament and the state Assemblies “shall come into effect after an exercise of delimitation is undertaken”. In the 50 years since the last time the Lok Sabha’s seats were increased, Kerala’s population increased by 56 per …

Why delimitation has intensified the debate on North-South divide
1 year, 6 months ago

Why delimitation has intensified the debate on North-South divide

India Today  

The apprehensions of political parties in southern India that the region may lose out both on Lok Sabha and legislative assembly seats in the next delimitation exercise, due only after the delayed decadal census now expected to be completed by 2026, are not entirely misplaced. So, whenever the delimitation exercise is initiated after the next census, tweaks are imperative based …

Opinion: Women Reservation Bill Brings Back Spotlight On Delimitation. How The New Lok Sabha Will Look
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: Women Reservation Bill Brings Back Spotlight On Delimitation. How The New Lok Sabha Will Look

ABP News  

The Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in both Houses of Parliament this week with an overwhelming majority with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs cutting across party lines extending support to the legislation pending for more than two decades. Regional Representation A region-wise analysis of the new Lok Sabha after delimitation shows that the South and Northeast could witness a …

T.N. CM Stalin welcomes women’s reservation Bill; seeks assurance from PM Modi on Lok Sabha seats for south India
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. CM Stalin welcomes women’s reservation Bill; seeks assurance from PM Modi on Lok Sabha seats for south India

The Hindu  

DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday welcomed the Women’s Reservation Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 19, 2023, but made a strong call to defeat the “political conspiracy” to reduce the number of Lok Sabha seats from south India, through the proposed delimitation exercise based on the new population census. We have to …

Should delimitation be delayed further? | The Hindu Parley podcast
1 year, 8 months ago

Should delimitation be delayed further? | The Hindu Parley podcast

The Hindu  

Delimitation is the process of redrawing boundaries of Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies based on a recent Census to ensure that each seat has an almost equal number of voters. While the current boundaries were drawn on the basis of the 2001 Census, the number of Lok Sabha and State Assembly seats remained frozen on the basis of the …

Explained | Assam’s delimitation test
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained | Assam’s delimitation test

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 20, the Election Commission released a draft proposal on the delimitation of the Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam. The reserved seats would also be juggled – six each for the SCs and STs would become unreserved while nine ST and seven SC general seats would become reserved. The number of reserved Lok …

Police in Assam detain people staging protests against delimitation proposals
1 year, 8 months ago

Police in Assam detain people staging protests against delimitation proposals

The Hindu  

Assam Police on June 27 detained protestors in Karimganj who were staging a demonstration against the proposed delimitation draft by the Election Commission of India.Several organisations and political parties have called for a 12-hour bandh in Barak Valley, Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts of the State as a protest against the proposed delimitation draft by the ECI. The Election Commission …

Delimitation is discriminatory against South states, says KTR and calls for opposing it collectively
1 year, 9 months ago

Delimitation is discriminatory against South states, says KTR and calls for opposing it collectively

The Hindu  

Appealing to the Southern States to question the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, the Bharat Rashtra Samiti working president and IT Minister, K.T. Mr. Rama Rao said progressive policies of the Southern States were harming them while those unable to control their population to ensure proper distribution of resources were benefitting from the delimitation. “How can the South States Kerala, …

SC notice on Andhra Pradesh, Telangana MLA seats
2 years, 6 months ago

SC notice on Andhra Pradesh, Telangana MLA seats

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking commencement of the delimitation exercise in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state, which would lead to an increase the number of seats in the two state legislatures. YSRC MLA and AP Planning Board vice chairman Malladi Vishnu said that the Centre had already assured to …

The J&K delimitation exercise
3 years, 3 months ago

The J&K delimitation exercise

The Hindu  

The story so far: The three-member J&K delimitation commission --- which was constituted on March 6, 2020 specifically for J&K by virtue of the Parliament Act under the provisions of Part V of J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 --- has invited the commission's associate members, who are Members of Parliament from the Union Territory, for a meeting on December 20. THE …

‘Delimitation should be based on 2031 Census’
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Delimitation should be based on 2031 Census’

The Hindu  

A paper released by the Pranab Mukherjee Foundation on the eve of the late President’s birth anniversary on Friday suggested that the next delimitation exercise should be a two-step process: first a Delimitation Commission should be set up to redraw boundaries of constituencies on the basis of the 2031 Census and then a State Reorganisation Act be passed to split …

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Delimitation ensures roughly equal number of voters in each constituency; all you need to know
5 years, 11 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Delimitation ensures roughly equal number of voters in each constituency; all you need to know

Firstpost  

Most democracies around the world undergo a delimitation process by which electoral boundaries of constituencies are redrawn to ensure equal population across seats. However, after the 1972 delimitation exercise, the Constitution Act of 1976 froze the number of parliamentary and Assembly seats in each state till the 2001 Census. List of newly-created and dissolved constituencies post delimitation After the implementation …

A flawed move
22 years, 9 months ago

A flawed move

The Hindu  

The Delimitation Bill which has been passed in Parliament shows limited vision in seeking to effect a delimitation exercise on the basis of 1991 Census figures, instead of the 2001 figures. The Bill aims to create a Delimitation Commission that will work towards effecting the process of redrawing the boundaries of constituencies on the basis of population figures in the …

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