Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.5.3 Elections

5.5.3.5 Delimitation

Delimitation fixes the number and boundaries of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies after a census; it is done by an independent commission whose orders cannot be challenged in court, and the seat totals of states have been frozen on the 1971 census.

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Key terms

  • Delimitation Commission
  • Article 82
  • Article 170
  • freeze
  • 1971 census
  • 42nd Amendment
  • 84th Amendment
  • 87th Amendment
  • Kuldip Singh
  • Ranjana Prakash Desai

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