Constitution Amendment Bill proposes possible change in size of State Assemblies
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चर्चा में क्यों
The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposes restarting the delimitation process to update State Legislative Assembly seat readjustments.
पृष्ठभूमि
The bill aims to remove the constitutional freeze on seat readjustments to update constituency boundaries based on population changes. A Delimitation Commission, chaired by a former or sitting Supreme Court judge, will determine Lok Sabha seat allocations and redraw parliamentary and Assembly constituencies.
प्रीलिम्स के लिए तथ्य
- अधिनियम / विधेयकConstitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026
- संस्थाDelimitation Commission is chaired by a former or sitting Supreme Court judge
- तथ्यThe bill will be introduced in a Special Session of Parliament beginning April 16th
- तथ्यFinal orders of the Commission are published in the Gazette of India
मेन्स के लिए
Q. Discuss the implications ofrestarting the delimitation process on federal equilibrium and the principle of population-based representation in Indian democracy.
उत्तर के आयाम
- Federal friction: Potential disparity in political representation between states with high vs low population growth
- Demographic shift: Balancing population-based seat redistribution with the need for stable electoral boundaries
कीवर्ड: Delimitation · Federalism · Constitutional Amendment · Representation · Population Dynamics
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