Question
Download Solution PDFAs per the order issued by the Delimitation Commission in 2008, ______ seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha.
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 84.
Key Points
- Delimitation means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country to represent changes in population.
- Delimitation Commission is also known by the name of boundary commission of India.
- The boundary of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on the recent consensus is redrawn by the commission.
- Each state represents the same seats during this process.
- The seats which are represented by SC and ST are changing as per the recommendations of the commission.
- In any court of law, the orders of the commission cannot be challenged.
- Modifications in the recommendations of the commission cannot be done.
- It is used to provide equal representation to equal segments of a population.
- It deals with fact that one political party doesn’t have an advantage over others in an election to ensure fair division of geographical areas.
- “One Vote One Value” is followed by it.
- As per the order issued by the delimitation commission in 2008, 84 seats are reserved for scheduled caste in Lok sabha.
- Under the provisions of the delimitation commission act, the commission was established by the Government of India.
Additional Information
- India, Delimitation Commission has been constituted four times:
- In 1952 under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1952.
- In 1963 under the Delimitation Commission Act 1962.
- In 1973 under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1972
- In 2002 under the Delimitation Commission Act,2002.
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