Which of the following statement is/are correct with reference to the Delimitation Commission?

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 February 2021

Which of the following statement is/are correct with reference to the Delimitation Commission?

A. Delimitation is the act of redrawing boundaries of Lok Sabha and state Assembly seats to represent changes in population

B. Under Article 82, the Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every Census.

C. There was no delimitation after the 1981 and 1991 Censuses.

D. All of these

Explanation:

Delimitation Commission comprising of Chairperson held a meeting in New Delhi with the Associate Members from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, for seeking their suggestion/views on the process of delimitation in respect of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Delimitation is the act of redrawing boundaries of Lok Sabha and state Assembly seats to represent changes in population so that the population of all seats, so far as practicable, is the same. Under Article 82, the Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every Census.

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