Delimitation Commission of India

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The Delimitation Commission of India is a high-powered independent body responsible for redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary and assembly constituencies across India to ensure fair and equal representation based on the latest census data.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body ⓘ
independent commission ⓘ
aim to balance population among constituencies ⓘ
to prevent malapportionment ⓘ
to strengthen representative democracy in India ⓘ
appointedBy President of India ⓘ
basisOfWork latest census data ⓘ
characteristic high-powered body ⓘ
independent body ⓘ
quasi-judicial body ⓘ
compositionIncludes Chief Election Commissioner of India as ex officio member ⓘ
State Election Commissioners of concerned states as ex officio members ⓘ
a serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court of India as chairperson ⓘ
country India ⓘ
decisionBindingOn Election Commission of India ⓘ
Union government of India ⓘ
linked to: Union Government

state governments of India ⓘ
decisionsSubjectToJudicialReview no ⓘ
establishedByStatute yes ⓘ
firstConstitutedIn 1952 ⓘ
formedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
headquartersLocation New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
latestMajorDelimitationBasedOn 2001 Census of India ⓘ
latestMajorDelimitationNotifiedIn 2008 ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
Delimitation Commission Act ⓘ
linked to: Delimitation Acts
purpose ensuring fair and equal representation ⓘ
redrawing boundaries of parliamentary constituencies ⓘ
redrawing boundaries of state legislative assembly constituencies ⓘ
relatedConcept delimitation of constituencies ⓘ
relatedTo representation in Lok Sabha ⓘ
representation in state legislative assemblies ⓘ
reportsLaidBefore Parliament of India ⓘ
reportsSubmittedTo Government of India ⓘ
responsibility allocation of seats to states and union territories in Lok Sabha as per law ⓘ
division of each state into territorial constituencies ⓘ
identification and reservation of constituencies for Scheduled Castes ⓘ
identification and reservation of constituencies for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
scope Lok Sabha constituencies ⓘ
Union Territory assembly constituencies ⓘ
state legislative assembly constituencies ⓘ
subsequentCommissions 1963 Delimitation Commission ⓘ
1973 Delimitation Commission ⓘ
2002 Delimitation Commission ⓘ
typeOfBody ad hoc commission ⓘ
worksUnder Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India ⓘ
worksWith Election Commission of India ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ayodhya Assembly constituency → boundaryDefinedBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Hailakandi Assembly constituency → boundaryDefinedBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency → createdBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Territorial constituencies in Karnataka → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Dwarka Assembly constituency → createdBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Nanoor Vidhan Sabha constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Dindori (Lok Sabha constituency) → establishedBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Delimitation Commission of India → subsequentCommissions → 1963 Delimitation Commission ⓘ
linked to: Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation Commission of India → subsequentCommissions → 1973 Delimitation Commission ⓘ
linked to: Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation Commission of India → subsequentCommissions → 2002 Delimitation Commission ⓘ
linked to: Delimitation Commission of India
Mizoram Legislative Assembly → lastDelimitationBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Khargone Assembly constituency → isSubjectToDelimitationBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Howrah Lok Sabha constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Bally Vidhan Sabha constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Assam Lok Sabha constituencies → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Shahjahanpur Vidhan Sabha constituencies → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
English Bazar Assembly constituency → delimitationOrder → Delimitation Commission of India, 2008 ⓘ
linked to: Delimitation Commission of India
Maldaha Uttar Lok Sabha constituency → createdBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Burari Assembly constituency → establishedBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Bongaon Assembly constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Sadar Bazar Assembly constituency → isSubjectTo → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Basirhat Assembly constituency → hasBoundaryDefinedBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Vikaspuri Assembly constituency → createdBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Jangipur Assembly constituency → hasBoundaryDelimitation → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Banda Lok Sabha constituency → isMappedBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Koppal Lok Sabha constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Lok Sabha constituency → isDefinedBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Budaun Lok Sabha constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Haridwar Rural → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Babubarhi Assembly constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Bihar Lok Sabha constituencies → definedBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Sasaram (Bihar Assembly constituency) → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Sangrur Assembly constituency → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Purnia Assembly constituency → subjectToDelimitationBy → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
Maharashtra Lok Sabha constituencies → delimitationAuthority → Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ