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SC notice to Centre on plea to implement women's reservation in Parliament
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Central government on a plea filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur, seeking the implementation of a law for 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.
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SC rejects plea seeking delimitation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a delimitation exercise in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to increase the number of seats in their State Assemblies.
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Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson accuses DMK of misleading public on census, de
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson ANS Prasad criticised the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over its remarks on the Census and the upcoming delimitation exercise, alleging that the party is attempting to mislead the public.
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PM Modi should "allay" fears of people of Tamil Nadu over delimitation exe
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allay the "fears" of the people of Tamil Nadu that the next delimitation exercise would not lead to reduction in the state's share of parliamentary seats.
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"It will go by the Constitution": Union Minister Suresh Gopi defends delim
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Several political parties, particularly in the southern states, have strongly opposed the proposed delimitation exercise. Parties have raised concerns that the move could reduce representation for states that have successfully controlled population growth.
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BJP, RSS want to reduce numbers in South, create discrepancies: BK Haripra
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Congress leader BK Hariprasad has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of trying to reduce the representation of southern states in Parliament and assemblies through delimitation and said the saffron party was resorting to such tactics as it was
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Telangana Assembly passes resolution seeking transparent delimitation proc
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Telangana Legislative Assembly passed a resolution expressing deep concern over the planned delimitation exercise, calling for transparency and consultations with all stakeholders. The resolution emphasized that states with effective population control should not be penalized and urged t
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"We want to make public aware of this issue": Telangana CM Reddy on delimi
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Earlier in the day, after the first meeting of the Joint Action Committee on delimitation, a resolution was unanimously adopted which asserts that "any delimitation exercise carried out by the Centre should be done "transparently" and after discussion and deliberation with all stakeholder
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"Is South India getting punished for population control?": Punjab CM after
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The JAC unanimously demanded greater transparency from the Union government regarding any delimitation exercise and called for the extension of the freeze on Parliamentary constituencies based on the 1971 Census Population for another 25 years.
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"Thankful for HM's assurance...": Jagan Reddy's 'placatory' letter to PM M
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Sir, I draw your attention to the potential for significant erosion of Southern State's participation in National policy making and legislative process if the delimitation process is conducted on the basis of the States' population as it stands today. While I am thankful for the Hon'ble
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JAC passes resolution on delimitation, demands freeze on Parliamentary con
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The JAC unanimously demanded transparency from the Union government over any delimitation exercise and asked to extend the freeze on Parliamentary constituencies based on 1971 Census Population for next 25 years.
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JAC on delimitation unanimously adopts resolution, seeks transparent delim
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Joint Action Committee on delimitation after the first meeting held today, unanimously adopted the resolution which asserts that "any delimitation exercise carried out by the Centre should be done "transparently" and after discussion and deliberation with all stakeholders.
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