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The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of India is 550 members, made up of up to 530 members representing people of 28 states and 20 members representing people of 8 union territories based on their population. There are currently 543 constituencies in the Lok Sabha. [1]
The Delimitation Commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act, tasked with redrawing the boundaries of legislative assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on the last census. The present delimitation of constituencies has been done on the basis of 2001 ...
February 2025. Meeting place. Old Secretariat, Delhi, India. Website. Legislative Assembly of Delhi. Following is the list of the constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008. At present, 12 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes. [1]
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 22. Sheohar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Sheohar, Piprarhi, Dumri Katsari and Purnahiya community development blocks. [1] Sheohar Assembly constituency is part of 4. Sheohar (Lok Sabha constituency). [1]
Between 1952 and 2020, two seats were reserved in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, for members of the Anglo-Indian community. These two members were nominated by the President of India on the advice of the Government of India. In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative ...
Status: In force. The Second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Second Amendment) Act, 1952, removed the upper population limit for a parliamentary constituency by amending Article 81 (1) (b) of the Constitution. Article 81 (1) (b) had stipulated that the number of members to be allotted to each ...
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity) created to provide its population with representation in the larger state's legislature. That body, or the state's constitution or a body established ...
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the ...