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Tamil Nadu

2027 delimitation must go beyond North-South talk

When India’s Delimitation Commission next convenes, it will inherit a task that no commission has faced in fifty years: the freedom to actually change how many parliamentary seats each state sends to the Lok Sabha.

Delimitation Dilemma

The debate over India’s delimitation exercise has once again exposed the growing fault lines between the northern and southern states. While redrawing parliamentary constituencies is a constitutional necessity, the formula for representation has become a deeply contentious issue.