Delimitation Commission in India

Study Notes

The Delimitation Commission in India is responsible for fixing the boundaries of constituencies and allocating seats in the Parliament and state legislatures.
Established under Article 82 of the Indian Constitution, the Delimitation Commission has been constituted 4 times so far.
The last delimitation exercise in India was in 2008.
The Delimitation Commission works in collaboration with the Election Commission of India.
The Delimitation Commission is headed by a retired Supreme Court judge.
The commission's main tasks include adjusting constituency boundaries, increasing the number of seats in Parliament, and allocating seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The Delimitation Commission does NOT conduct general elections.
The Jammu and Kashmir region was the last to have a delimitation exercise in 2022.
The delimitation of constituencies is based on population data from the latest census.
The Delimitation Commission was created under the Delimitation Commission Act of 2002.
The Election Commission of India is responsible for implementing the recommendations set out by the Delimitation Commission.
Delimitation affects both State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
The census is used to determine the number of reserved seats for SC/ST communities.
Jammu and Kashmir underwent a special delimitation exercise in 2019 following its reorganization.
The recommendations of the Delimitation Commission are final and cannot be modified.