New Delhi: The Delimitation Commission has said that delimitation will be on the census of 2011 and though the population is the main criteria consideration has to be given to various other factors like geography and topography.
Addressing the media, Sushil Chandra, Chief Election Commissioner of India, said 24 PoK seats will remain vacant and will be not be included in this delimitation.He further said that the first full-fledged delimitation commission was formed in 1981 which could submit its recommendation after 14 years in 1995. “It was based on the 1981 census. Thereafter, no delimitation has taken place,” he added.
‘Final draft after taking all the demands and recommendations into account’
“It was based on the 1981 census. Thereafter, no delimitation has taken place,” he added.
There is an overlapping of districts and the tehsils in Constituencies, said Chandra adding that the public faced inconvenience due to such anomalies.
The final draft would be prepared after taking all the demands and recommendations into account, the CEC said.“A draft will be prepared and put in the public domain for their comments. After seeing all the comments, the final draft (on Delimitation exercise) will be prepared,” he added.( Source Times NOW)
