The Centre has started building support for a fresh delimitation push and is exploring the possibility of introducing a new bill that could pave the way for the exercise to be completed before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
According to government sources cited by NDTV, the move would mark the first major redrawing of parliamentary constituencies in decades and could reshape the country’s political map ahead of the next general election.
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The first knocks upon regional doors
The government has already begun consultations with several regional parties and is engaging stakeholders across the political spectrum before taking any formal legislative step.
Among those consulted are the DMK and the Trinamool Congress, with discussions also underway with other regional players, the report said.
An old constitutional puzzle returns
Delimitation refers to the redrawing of parliamentary constituencies and the redistribution of Lok Sabha seats among states.
The current allocation is based on population figures frozen after the 1971 Census, and the Lok Sabha presently has 543 elected members.
Any fresh exercise after the constitutional freeze is lifted could alter the number of seats allotted to states and shift the balance of representation.
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Southern anxieties
The Centre is aware of concerns raised by states that have controlled population growth, particularly in the south, where leaders fear they could lose relative representation if seat allocation is tied mainly to population changes.
To address those concerns, officials are said to be working on a formula that can secure wider political acceptance and reduce the chances of the issue becoming divisive.
The talks so far have been positive and the government wants to finalise a broad framework before moving ahead with the bill.
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The shape of politics yet to come
The upcoming delimitation exercise is being viewed as politically sensitive and transformative, with southern states expected to see relatively smaller gains in seats than northern and central states with higher population growth.
The senior officials have begun internal discussions on the roadmap, legal framework and political consultations, while the Centre is expected to constitute a Delimitation Commission once census results are available.
