NEW DELHI: Parliament has voted down the government’s proposal to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats, implement 33% reservation for women, and redraw constituencies accordingly, but the defeat ...

Delimitation is not a mechanical exercise in arithmetic. It must reconcile the equality of citizens with the dignity of states and preserve the delicate federal equilibrium of a diverse Union. The ...

The Narendra Modi government has proposed to increase the number of seats in Lok Sabha from 543 to 850, with one-third of the seats being reserved for women. Tied to these two significant changes is a ...

The defeat of the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament affords an opportunity to wrest the delimitation debate from narrow partisan concerns and open a wider conversation on India’s ...

The Centre and the Opposition are sparring over the issue of delimitation, sparked by the introduction of the Delimitation Bill in Parliament. Delimitation is the process of redrawing boundaries of ...

Women have emerged as a formidable force in Indian politics. The numbers of women voters nearly match those of men in general and have been found to outmatch men in recent assembly elections. With 1.5 ...

Govt will move a Constitutional (Amendment) Bill and Delimitation Bill in Parliament Thursday. The delimitation exercise is being closely watched as govt is keen to reserve 33% seats for women in Lok ...

The government is set to begin the exercise to redraw constituencies and increase Lok Sabha seats to 850 from the current 543 in a bid to ensure one-third reservation for women in Parliament and the ...

Parliament is scheduled to discuss two far reaching Bills ostensibly for the implementation of the one-third reservation of seats for women in Parliament and State Assemblies. The Bills are the ...

'The Supreme Court stated that once the delimitation plan is approved by Parliament and receives assent of the President, it cannot be undone. Nor can it be modified.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra ...

Delimitation, and not reservation for women in legislatures, is the real issue over which the Centre has called a special session of Parliament this week, Congress parliamentary party chairperson ...