EAC-PM recommends targeted splitting of seats for delimitation, shows model allowing 50% rise for all large States
India's Economic Advisory Council has proposed a new model for parliamentary seat delimitation that uses multi-factor criteria to increase seat counts for all large states. This approach aims to maintain proportional representation while addressing population growth across different regions.
Why it matters
Delimitation is a highly sensitive political issue in India that impacts the balance of power between states and the federal government.
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has recommended multi-factor criteria for a “targeted” splitting of seats during India’s next delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in a new working paper that goes beyond population distribution and maintains the current proportion of Lok Sabha seats for all large States. A model worked out by the EAC-PM on such criteria entails Kerala’s LS seats, for instance, rising from 20 to 30, T.N.’s seats increasing from 39 to 59, and Uttar Pradesh’s seats increasing from 80 to 120 — broadly in line with what the Union government had suggested in April, when it brought the Delimitation-related Bills but failed to pass them in Parliament.
The article presents the council's proposal neutrally, citing specific data points and government context.
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