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- Andhra Pradesh
AP government to scrap two-child policy for local body elections
The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to drop the law banning individuals with more than two children from contesting in rural and urban local body elections. The rule will be scrapped by…
- India
BRS warns of southern uprise over delimitation on basis of population
Hyderabad: There will be a southern uprise if the representation of South Indians comes down in Parliament due to proposed delimitation on the basis of population, warned Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working…
- India
Is govt gearing up to notify CAA rules?
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which aims to grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from three countries, is once again in the headlines as the central government…
- News
Assam delimitation: Protests against abolition, non-reservation of assembly constituents
Guwahati: Protests were staged in Assam’s Sivasagar district on Saturday against the final delimitation report for assembly and parliamentary constituencies of the state with the agitators demanding restoration of old seats. Some protestors…
- India
SC refuses to entertain plea against Assam delimitation process
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to put a stay on the delimitation process currently underway in Assam. Withholding the plea filed by nine Opposition parties, a bench comprising chief justice of…
- India
Assam delimitation: AASU supports 2001 as base year, demands modifications in ECI draft
Guwahati: Despite opposition parties in Assam questioning the consideration of a 2001 census by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the delimitation exercise of assembly and parliamentary constituencies of the state,…
- India
EC publishes draft proposal for delimitation in Assam
Guwahati: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the draft proposal for delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Assam. The commission has invited the suggestions and objections to the…
- Telangana
KTR highlights how delimitation may put South Indian states at disadvantage
Hyderabad: Telangana IT Minister, KT Rama Rao, recently voiced his concerns about the upcoming delimitation exercise, highlighting how it could potentially put the South Indian states at a disadvantage. Citing a report…
- India
11 opposition parties submit memorandum to poll panel against delimitation in Assam
Guwahati: Eleven opposition parties in Assam, including the Congress, submitted a memorandum to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Saturday against the delimitation process of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies. They…
- Opinions
CEC says ‘vacuum’ in J-K, what it means beyond gap between last elections and now?
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made a significant comment about the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. He observed: “There is vacuum that needs to be filled,” and it immediately got translated into the widening duration between the…
- India
Centre ratifies delimitation report on Delhi wards; way cleared for MCD polls
New Delhi: Delhi is likely to see the municipal polls soon as the Centre on Tuesday ratified the final report of the delimitation committee on redrawing the wards of the civic body.…
- Telangana
KTR calls parliament delimitation ‘travesty of justice’ to South India
Hyderabad: TRS working president and Industries minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday expressed concern that southern states of the country may lose Parliament seats in the future when the Centre delimits Lok…
- India
Southern states will oppose population-based changes in number of seats in LS, RS: Ramesh
New Delhi: Several southern states that have successfully implemented family planning measures will object to population-based changes in the number of seats in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha following the 2031 census and…
- Opinions
Kashmiri Parties angry with Delimitation Commission report
The Delimitation Commission report on J&K‘s new electoral map has evoked anger among Kashmiri Muslim leadership. The parties have not minced words in denouncing the report that in comparison to the populous…
- India
Delimitation Commission recommends 43 Assembly seats for Jammu, 47 for Kashmir
New Delhi: The Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday finalised the delimitation order and submitted it to the Election Commission of India wherein it has recommended 43 Assembly seats for Jammu…
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