The Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai has finalised the Delimitation Order for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
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Key Points
- As per the final Delimitation Order, the following will come into effect from the date to be notified by the Central Government:-
- Out of the 90 Assembly Constituencies in the region, 43 will be part of Jammu region and 47 for Kashmir region.
- This will be in accordance with the provisions of Section 9(1) (a) of the Delimitation Act, 2002 and Section 60(2)(b) of Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019.
- 9 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) have been reserved for STs, out of which, 6 are in Jammu region and 3 ACs in the Valley.
- Seven seats are also reserved for Schedules Caste.
- The Delimitation Commission was entrusted with the work of delimiting the Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of 2011 Census.
About Delimitation Commission of India
- Delimitation literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body.
- The job of delimitation is assigned to a high power body. Such a body is known as Delimitation Commission or a Boundary Commission.
- In India, such Delimitation Commissions have been constituted 4 times – in 1952, 1962, 1973 and 2002.
- The Delimitation Commission in India is a high power body whose orders have the force of law and cannot be called in question before any court.
- These orders come into force on a date to be specified by the President of India in this behalf.
- The copies of its orders are laid before the House of the People and the State Legislative Assembly concerned, but no modifications are permissible therein by them.
