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Opposition is shortsighted on delimitation. Don’t reduce it to North-South divide

Delimitation Committee is the need of the hour. Shouting it down as a conspiracy of the BJP government is not sane, responsible governance.

On the 135th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, Chairman of the Constituent Assembly’s crucial Drafting Committee, the government announced its proposed legislation to the Constitution. The three Bills seek to create a 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of states and Union Territories (UTs).

The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes to expand the strength of the Lok Sabha from 550 to 850 members (815 from states and 35 from Union Territories). This is to be done by amending Article 81 to allow for the increase and Article 82 to decouple delimitation from the mandatory “latest census” requirement, potentially allowing the use of 2011 Census data.

The Delimitation Bill, 2026 provides for the establishment of a new Delimitation Commission to readjust constituency boundaries and seat allocations. This will be the first major redrawing of boundaries proposed since 2002.

The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 seeks to apply similar electoral reforms and seat expansions to Union Territories, including Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu & Kashmir.

The three Bills were reportedly made available on the MPs’ portal 48 hours before the Parliament’s upcoming session, which began Thursday.

Delimitation is course........

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