Delimitation of 90 per cent constituencies completed

New Delhi, June 19 (UNI) The Delimitation Commission (DC) has already completed 90 per cent of the work of Lok Sabha and State assembly constituencies in accordance with the Delimitation Act and the guidelines.

According to a release here today by DC, the work in respect of about 500 Lok sabha constituencies and more than 3500 Assembly constituencies in the country has been completed and finalised. The Commission's work is gigantic and time consuming. The delimitation exercise is being carried out after 30 years.

The population since 1971 census has increased by almost 87 per cent. The 2001 population being the base for the delimitation exercise there are bound to be changes in the formation of constituencies, the release added.

Citing example, the commission release said in outer Delhi, Parliamentary constituency has 38 lakh population, whereas Chandni Chowk has only 4.5 lakh voters. The commission has to re-adjust the constituencies to uniform the population base, the release added.

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