How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?
AOne
BTwo
CThree
DFour
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Four
Answer: D. Four Delimitation Commissions have been constituted in India till December 2023.
Delimitation Commissions are quasi-judicial bodies set up to redraw the boundaries of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly constituencies based on census data.
The four commissions to date:
(1) 1952 — first commission under the Delimitation Commission Act 1952.
(2) 1962 — second commission after 1961 Census.
(3) 1972 — third commission after 1971 Census.
(4) 2002 — fourth commission under the Delimitation Act 2002, work completed in 2008.
A fifth commission was constituted in 2020 specifically for the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland), but this is a regional limited-scope commission rather than a national one. The standard count cited in official sources up to December 2023 remains four.
Source: NCERT Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work Ch 3 (Election and Representation) / Election Commission of India.
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