Tag: Delimitation
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India rejects Pak National Assembly resolution on delimitation in J & K
In response to media queries regarding the resolution, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Pakistan has no locus standi to pronounce on or interfere in matters that were internal to India, including the Indian territories under Pakistan’s illegal and forcible occupation.
May 17, 2022 -
No amount of gerrymandering can change ground situation in J-K, Ladakh: Farooq Abdullah
Abdullah said that the party's stand on the entire process of delimitation was crystal clear and the entire process was a smokescreen to draw a veil over the obscure agenda at work.
May 8, 2022 -
Delimitation Commission for J&K fails: Kashmiri organisation
Satish Mahaldar of 'JK Peace Forum' alleged: "Even after the reorganisation of the state under the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2O19, it was mandatory for the Delimitation Commission to mention Assembly seats for the PoK, which has not been mentioned in the gazette. This has hurt the sentiments of the people of India, more so of J&K."
May 6, 2022 -
Delimitation Commission submits report: Recommends 43 Assembly seats for Jammu, 47 for Kashmir
For the first time, nine Assembly Constituencies (ACs) have been reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, out of which, six are in Jammu region and three in Kashmir. The constitution of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state had no provision for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly.
May 5, 2022 -
Delimitation will isolate radicals, separatists in south Kashmir: BJP
Sethi said that while carving out constituencies and reserving them, uniform principles have been followed but even then there are some areas where aspirations of people are not met.
February 13, 2022 -
Congress seeks total review of delimitation report
In a statement JKPCC said that to avoid the undue and avoidable inconvenience to the public likely to be caused by massive overhauling and re-allocation of areas in most assembly constituencies, the commission has committed glaring irregularities which need to be reviewed before the draft report is made public.
February 11, 2022 -
Kashmiri leaders fume as delimitation commission proposes 6 additional assembly seats for Jammu, 1 for valley
The Delimitation Commission is headed by former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra is an ex-officio member of the panel.
December 20, 2021 -
Delimitation exercise to remove ‘bias’ with Jammu region
Removing unfairness with the Jammu region by appointing delimitation commission was one of the main planks of the Modi led BJP government at the centre.
February 18, 2020 -
PCC accuses BJP of making false promise on delimitation in J&K
Reacting to the centre's "vague" reply on the issue and "avoiding" a question seeking road map for the delimitation for the state, the Congress party accused the BJP of having made hollow promises with the electorate of Jammu.
July 18, 2019 -
Congress seeks delimitation of Assembly constituencies in J-K
Ministry of Home Affairs has denied that it was contemplating to order early delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir.
June 5, 2019