As per the schedule, the draft proposal for the delimitation of wards will be published on March 12. Residents of the concerned municipal areas can submit objections or suggestions till March 19.
People from across Manipur, under the banner of the Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD), staged a protest against the ongoing census process in the state. The demonstration took place at Ima Market in Imphal, where protesters voiced their opposition to the exercise.
Speaking to reporters after meeting the Punjab Governor, Gulab Chand Kataria, Sharma said that while the next national census was expected to begin soon, the state government had gone ahead with "hadbandi (delimitation)" without taking population data into account.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed the recent amendment to the State Panchayati Raj (Election) Rules, 1994, and ordered fresh delimitation of wards for the Shimla Zila Parishad, holding that the changes were arbitrary and violated constitutional provisions regarding equal represe
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.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided to hold Punjab's long-delayed local government elections in the last week of December 2025. According to Dawn, the delimitation process will begin immediately and conclude within two months after the Punjab government failed to respond to ear
According to Dubey, the tribal population in the region has dropped significantly, from 45% in 1951 to 27% in 2011, and is expected to further decline to around 21-22% in the upcoming census.
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.
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.
Reiterating his attack on the Centre over Census and Delimitation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Friday, said that the Census delay is "no accident" and the delimitation plan is "no coincidence".
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji on Friday slammed the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of undermining the rights of the southern states through "calculated strategies".
The central government on Wednesday announced that the Population Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases and will also include the enumeration of castes.