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North vs South — a manufactured fault line
April 25, 2026 1:15 am
It has not reached a dangerous level yet. But that doesn’t call for complacent handling of the sentiment
Beyond the population arithmetic: Do more MPs really mean better representation?
April 19, 2026 4:41 pm
If the concern motivating delimitation is representation and responsiveness, then strengthening the tier with 3.2 million elected representatives, including 1.5 million women, should be part of the solution set, rather than an afterthought
Priyanka, Akhilesh lead Opposition onslaught: Govt using women quota to push delimitation, change electoral map
April 17, 2026 3:11 am
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill to amend the women’s quota law was introduced in Lok Sabha after a division of votes demanded by the Opposition.
Delimitation will penalise states successful in family planning, says Congress
March 12, 2025 5:02 am
Congress MP and general secretary in-charge for communications Jairam Ramesh pointed the distribution of seats across states in the Lok Sabha is presently based on the 1971 Census
More children, more MPs: Stalin's U-turn on population control amid delimitation row
March 03, 2025 7:26 pm
MK Stalin added that years ago, newly weds were advised to not have kids immediately following marriage, however the same advise should not be followed now.
Delimitation panel alters boundaries of 22 constituencies
September 12, 2022 6:45 am
The Assembly constituencies that would see geographical changes are Burari, Rithala, Bawana, Mundka, Kirari, Najafgarh, Bijwasan, Narela, Deoli, Babarpur, Okhla, Uttam Nagar, and Vikaspuri as these are the constituencies with five or more wards
In J&K, BJP objects to ‘lopsided’ 2011 Census alone for redrawing seats
July 09, 2021 7:12 am
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, framed by the Modi government following scrapping of the special status to J&K, had fixed the 2011 Census as the basis of delimitation.
Delimitation talks: PDP stays away, Congress says state first
July 07, 2021 7:03 am
The National Conference and CPM did not oppose delimitation, but stressed on the need for transparency in the exercise since, according to them, the events of August 5, 2019, and later, have broken the trust and confidence of the J&K people.
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