Consider the following statements :1. Under Article 170(3) of the Indi...
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. According to Article 170, a state’s Legislative Assembly must have a minimum of 60 members and a maximum of 500. In addition, if the Governor of the State determines that the community requires representation, direct election from territorial constituencies selects the elected members. The size of the population, as determined by the most recent census statistics, has been indicated as the foundation for constituency delimitation and seat distribution. The current strength of the Lok Sabha, 543, is based on the Census of 1971 — data that’s over five decades old data. The delimitation process has been frozen since. In 1976, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, during the Emergency, suspended the revision of seats until after the 2001 Census. In 2001, the Parliament extended this freeze until the next decennial census after 2026, scheduled for 2031. Therefore, if Lok Sabha seats are reallocated after 2031, legislators and policymakers will have to factor in demographic and political changes in the country over the past 60 years. So, Statement 1 is correct.
Article 239 A of the Constitution of India provides the Creation of local Legislatures, Councils of Ministers, or both for certain Union territories. Parliament may by law create for the Union Territory of [Puducherry] (a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly elected, to function as a Legislature for the Union territory, or (b) a Council of Ministers, or both with such Constitution, powers and functions, in each case, as may be specified in the law. Parliament enacted the Government of Union Territories Act of 1963 which provides for the delimitation of constituencies in the Union Territory of Puducherry.. So, Statement 2 is correct.