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Delimitation after 2027 Census may shift power northwards
Delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, frozen since 1976, is due after the 2027 Census. A Delimitation Bill in April that sought to start the exercise using the 2011 Census and expand the…
The Story in Brief
Delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, frozen since 1976, is due after the 2027 Census. A Delimitation Bill in April that sought to start the exercise using the 2011 Census and expand the Lok Sabha to 850 seats failed to get the required majority. Southern states, prosperous but less populous, could see their 129 seats rise to 163-190, while five northern states (UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan, West Bengal) might jump from 216 to 323-378. However, the Delimitation Commission may apply caps and geographic factors, making projections uncertain.
The Indian Opinion
The usual north-south framing misses what actually drives this debate: population data frozen since the 1970s is about to thaw. Southern states fear losing relative strength, but the real test is not how many seats each state gets, it is whether the Delimitation Commission will apply caps and weighting factors as Amit Shah hinted. Watch for the commission's final terms of reference, not the political noise.
Source: nationalheraldindia.com
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