Introduction
Background
Universal Adult Suffrage
Universal adult suffrage is the right to vote of all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, or ethnicity, subject only to minor exceptions.
Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1950
Delimitation Commission
- Under Article 82 of the Constitution, the Parliament by law enacts a Delimitation Act after every census.
- After coming into force the commencement of the Act, the Central Government constitutes a Delimitation Commission.
- This Delimitation Commission demarcates the boundaries of the Parliamentary Constituencies as per provisions of the Delimitation Act.
- The present delimitation of constituencies has been done on the basis of the 2001 census figures under the provisions of Delimitation Act, 2002.
- Notwithstanding the above, the Constitution of India was specifically amended in 2002 not to have delimitation of constituencies till the first census after 2026. Thus, the present Constituencies carved out on the basis of the 2001 census shall continue to be in operation till the first census after 2026.
RPA, 1950 Schedules
- The First Schedule : Allocation of seats in the House of the People
- The Second Schedule : Total number of seats in the Legislative Assemblies
- The Third Schedule : Allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils
- The Fourth Schedule : Local authorities for purposes of elections to Legislative Councils
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