How census-based delimitation for Lok Sabha seats could shake up politics & disadvantage south

Last population-based delimitation was done in 1971 & there's a freeze until 1st census after 2026. As debate intensifies, a 2019 paper sheds light on what such an exercise could mean.

According to a paper published ahead of the last general election in 2019, if India’s Lok Sabha seats are redistributed across states after the delimitation exercise scheduled to be conducted after 2026, then states in North India may gain more than 32 seats, at the expense of southern states, which may end up with approximately 24 fewer seats.

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