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The Delimitation proposal seeks to retain the number of Lok Sabha seats at 14 and the number of Assembly seats at 126. The Scheduled Tribes are proposed to be allocated 19 seats out of 126 seats in the State Assembly, and 2 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats. The Scheduled Castes are proposed to be allocated 9 seats in the Assembly, and one seat in the Lok Sabha.
The Delimitation proposal seeks to retain the number of Lok Sabha seats at 14 and the number of Assembly seats at 126.
The Election Commission of India on Thursday continued public hearings in Guwahati on the Delimitation proposal for Assam. On the second day of public hearings, over 645 representations from 13 districts and several representations from political parties were heard by the Commission.
The Commission comprising Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel held meetings with the political parties on the draft Delimitation proposal.
Representatives from National Parties – Aam Aadmi Party, Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Bhartiya Janata Party; State Parties – All India United Democratic Front, Asom Gana Parishad, United Peoples Party Liberal and Bodoland People’s Front shared their feedback and suggestions before the Commission. United Opposition Forum Assam (Assam Pradesh Congress, Assam Jatiya Parishad, CPM, Raijor Dal, CPI, Jatiya Dal Assam, NCP, RJD, Janata Dal (U), TMC, CPI(ML) & Others) and several Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs) also participated.
The Commission also heard over 645 representations from 13 districts including Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Sonitpur, Karimganj, Darrang, Hailakandi, Cachar, South Salmara, Nagaon, Morigaon & Dhubri.
The Commission is holding public hearings and meetings with representatives of political parties, civil society organisations and other sections of society during July 19-21 at Guwahati Assam. On Wednesday over 270 representations were heard by the Commission from 9 districts.
The Delimitation proposal seeks to retain the number of Lok Sabha seats at 14 and the number of Assembly seats at 126. The Scheduled Tribes are proposed to be allocated 19 seats out of 126 seats in the State Assembly, and 2 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats. The Scheduled Castes are proposed to be allocated 9 seats in the Assembly, and one seat in the Lok Sabha.
The Commission had visited Guwahati in March, 2023 before the Delimitation exercise began. During the consultations at that time, representations were received from 11 political parties and 71 organisations. The last delimitation exercise in Assam was carried out in 1976.
The last delimitation exercise in Assam was carried out in 1976. All Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies in the State are to be delimited on the basis of the 2001 Census as provided in Article 170 and Article 82 of the Constitution. The census figures of 2001, as published by the Census Commissioner have thus alone been considered for this purpose.
Under the provisions of Delimitation Act, 1972, the last delimitation of constituencies in the State of Assam was done on the basis of census figures, 1971 by the then Delimitation Commission in 1976.
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