Centre to set up delimitation commission for J&K, not EC: CEC Arora

proposed Delimitation Commission to redraw assembly constituencies in Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir will be set up by Central Government and t Election Commission, poll panel said on Friday.

Responding to a question at a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that under Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, Delimitation Commission is to be set up by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He was dressing press conference to anunce assembly election schedule in Jharkhand. Arora said MHA and Law Ministry can decide among mselves who would issue tification for delimitation exercise. “Depending on who hes Delimitation Commission, an appropriate representative of appropriate seniority will be given by Election Commission,” Arora said.

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re have been suggestions that EC would constitute delimitation commission. Two retired EC officials — Shingara Ram and R K Srivastava — have been engd to help in delimitation process. Both have contributed in past delimitation exercise. “When y (Government) are rey, we are rey,” Arora said. According to section 60 of Reorganisation Act, “... number of seats in Legislative Assembly of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall be increased from 107 to 114....” Out of se 24 seats are in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. “So effectively, seats will go up from 83 to 90,” Arora explained.   

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About Delimitation

Section 62(2) of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 states, "Rejustment of constituencies as provided under section 60 in successor Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir into Assembly Constituencies, shall be carried by Delimitation Commission, to be constituted under Delimitation Act, 2002 as amended by this Act, and shall take effect from such date as Central Government may, by order, published in Official Gazette, specify."

(with PTI inputs)

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