Delimitation Commissions in India

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Question

How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?

Options

One

Two

Three

Four

Answer

Explanation

Exactly four Delimitation Commissions have been constituted under specific Acts: in 1952, 1963, 1973, and 2002. Since the 42nd and 84th Amendments froze the total number of Lok Sabha seats based on the 1971 census (until 2026), no further nationwide commissions have redrawn territorial boundaries.

Delimitation Commissions redraw electoral boundaries; the process has been frozen to prevent penalizing states with successful population control.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q71

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Elections & Representation

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Delimitation Act 2002 / J&K Delimitation Commission Report 2022

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