Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written a letter to the current and former Chief Ministers of other states in the delimitation case. In this, he has requested to send their representatives to the first meeting of JAC to be held on March 22, so that a common strategy can be made on the delimitation issue. Stalin had held an all-party meeting in Tamil Nadu on March 5 in protest against delimitation and tri-language policy. In the meeting, it was decided to form a Joint Action Committee (JAC) on this issue. JAC will work to save the representation of the states in delimitation and to ensure that the process is completed honestly. Stalin wrote – Delimitation can be done in two ways on the basis of the population of 2026. In the first, the current 543 Lok Sabha seats can be re-distributed among the states. At the same time, in the second, the number of seats can increase to more than 800. In both situations, the states controlling the population will suffer. Stalin – States with less population will suffer due to delimitation
In the letter, Stalin has warned that delimitation will affect states with less population like Tamil Nadu. He wrote that delimitation was done in the country in 1952, 1963 and 1973. In 1976, delimitation was stopped till the first census after the year 2000. At the same time, in 2002, the ban on delimitation was extended till 2026. Due to the delay in the 2021 census, delimitation may happen before the scheduled time. This may affect the states that keep their population under control. Stalin has sought formal consent from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka in the south, West Bengal and Odisha in the eastern states and Punjab in the north to join the JAC. The basis of delimitation should be the 1971 census. In the all-party meeting, Stalin had said that if the seats in Parliament increase, then the 1971 census should be made the basis. He also demanded – 1971 census should be considered as the standard while making the boundaries of Lok Sabha seats for the next 30 years after 2026. Many parties including AIADMK, Congress, Left Party and actor Vijay’s party TVK participated in this meeting. At the same time, BJP, NTK and former Union Minister GK Vasan’s Tamil Manila Congress (Muppaar) boycotted the meeting. Read full news… Know everything about delimitation… What is delimitation
The process of fixing the boundaries of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in a new way is called delimitation. A commission is formed for this. Commissions have been formed for delimitation in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002. The last delimitation was done in the year 2008 under the Delimitation Commission Act, 2002. The delimitation process for Lok Sabha seats can start from 2026. This can increase about 78 seats in the 2029 elections. Southern states are opposing population-based delimitation. Because of this, the government is considering proportional delimitation. What is proportional delimitation?
Uttar Pradesh has 80 Lok Sabha seats. Tamil Nadu-Puducherry has half of it, i.e. 40 seats. If Uttar Pradesh increases 14 seats, then increasing half of it, i.e. 7 seats in Tamil Nadu-Puducherry is proportional representation. The number of seats that increase in the Hindi belt on the basis of population will also increase in the states that control population in the same proportion. In a state in the Hindi belt, there will be one MP for a population of 20 lakhs, while in a southern state, there will be one MP for a population of 10-12 lakhs. What will happen to minority-dominated seats?
In the 85 Lok Sabha seats of the country, the population of minorities ranges from 20% to 97%. According to sources, Lok Sabha constituencies can be drawn afresh under delimitation to maintain population balance on these seats. What will happen after women’s reservation?
The number of Lok Sabha seats has been kept frozen since 1976, but now it will have to be defrozen to give 33 percent reservation to women. The states which are controlling population have warned that there will be protest against the reduction in their seats on this basis. ——————————————– Read this news related to Tamil Nadu politics too… Tamil Nadu CM said- Hindi has destroyed 25 languages, UP-Bihar were never Hindi speaking areas. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin had said on February 27 that 25 North Indian languages have been destroyed in 100 years due to forcible imposition of Hindi. Stalin wrote in the post- The attempt for a monolithic Hindi identity is destroying ancient languages. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were never Hindi speaking areas. Now their original languages have become a relic of the past. Read the full news…
