The petition also challenged Section 8A of the Representation of People Act, 1950 as per which the Election Commission is exercising its power in conducting the delimitation process.
There are fears in Assam that the delimitation process may give birth to additional constituencies in districts where population explosion has been rampant in the past few decades.
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 6 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday slammed the final delimitation order and said that the commission has become an "extension of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)".
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 19 (ANI): Congress leader from Telangana M Shashidhar Reddy on Monday alleged that the delimitation process to increase seven seats in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly "violates statutory provisions".
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir has started and soon elections will be held soon.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 7 (ANI): The Civil Society Baramulla on Wednesday said that after receiving an invitation, six to seven of their delegates have reached Srinagar for discussions on delimitation and the carving out of new constituencies.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 6 (ANI): Hours after leaders of different political parties of Jammu and Kashmir met the Delimitation Commission panel, Congress J-K chief GA Mir said that until the union territory's statehood is not restored, the delimitation process will be of no
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 2 (ANI): Telangana Congress leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy on Thursday urged the Central government to hold simultaneous delimitation of constituencies in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh alongside Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the all-party meeting with politicians from Kashmir assured that assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held after the delimitation process is completed.
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the meeting of political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir that the assembly election process will begin when the delimitation process ends, Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari said on Thursday.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 22 (ANI): A day after former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said that terrorism has not ended and suggested talking to Pakistan, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha took a veiled dig at him and said India is capable of solving its
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 18 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday assured that after the Delimitation Commission completes its work, elections will be conducted in a free and fair manner in the region.