Question : DEL IMITATION COMMISSION



(a) whether the Union Government has decided to conduct next Lok Sabha election as per the Constituencies redrawn by Delimitation Commission;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the measures taken by the Union Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE fSHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ)

(a), (b) and (c): In pursuance of the second proviso to`article`s 82 and the second proviso to clause (3) of article 170 of the Constitution, a Presidential Order has been issued on the 19th February, 2008 making delimitation Orders effective with immediate effect in 22 States/Union territories, namely, (1) Goa, (2) Pondicherry, (3) Mizoram, (4) Kerala, (5) Rajasthan, (6) West Bengal, (7) Chhattisgarh, (8) Punjab, (9) Maharashtra, (10) Sikkim, (II) Delhi, (12) Gujarat, 13)Orissa, (14) Uttar Pradesh, (15)Uttaranchal, (16) Himachal Pradesh,