South states will not lose due to delimitation, will clarify in Parliament: Centre
Home Minister Amit Shah will clarify the details of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and the Delimitation Bill during a parliamentary debate on Thursday, April 16th. The drafts propose an inter-state redistribution of Lok Sabha seats, which could impact the relative strength of states currently experiencing population stabilization. The government maintains that all states will see their number of Lok Sabha seats increase by 50%, despite concerns raised about this potential change in proportional representation.
17 APR 2026
— The Hindu
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to pass the Lok Sabha due to a lack of the required two-thirds majority.
— The Hindu
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to pass the Indian Parliament due to a lack of the required two-thirds majority.
— The Hindu
The Opposition successfully defeated the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, preventing the redistribution of Lok Sabha seats based on the 2011 Census for women's reservation.
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