(a) whether the Commission on Delimitation of constituencies constituted by the Government would submit its report prior to the elections in Himachal Pradesh;
(b) if so, the reserve constituencies would be dereserved and other constituencies would be reserved; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COAL, MINES, LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) to (c) : On the request of Election Commission of India, the delimitation work in respect of the State of Himachal Pradesh would be taken up by the Delimitation Commission and finalized after the completion of the general elections to the Legislative Assembly of that State in February, 2003. Therefore, the question of reservation/de-reservation of constituencies in the State of Himachal Pradesh before the general elections does not arise.