President Murmu approves Assam delimitation, CM Sarma calls it a ‘important milestone’

On Wednesday, August 16, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned that President Droupadi Murmu has accredited the delimitation of meeting and parliamentary constituencies within the state. The Assam CM termed the event a “significant milestone in the history of Assam”. 

Taking to X (previously Twitter), Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced the approval of the delimitation notification issued by the Election Commission of India and shared the picture of the Gazette notification on this regard. 

“Today the Honorable President has approved the Delimitation Notification issued by the Election Commission of India for Assam. A significant milestone has been achieved in the history of Assam. Jai Maa Bharati, Jai Maa Asom,” CM Sarma wrote.

Today the Honorable President has accredited the Delimitation Notification issued by the Election Commission of India for Assam.

A big milestone has been achieved within the historical past of Assam.
Jai Maa Bharati
Jai Aai Asom pic.twitter.com/TAtJShfxK0

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 16, 2023

Meanwhile, the Congress social gathering has slammed the BJP authorities over the difficulty accusing it of ‘authoritarianism’. Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi claimed that the delimitation is focused towards opposition seats including that it might profit the BJP and Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).

Assam delimitation report

According to the Election Commission report on Assam delimitation, the variety of parliamentary and meeting constituencies shall stay unchanged at 14 and 126 respectively. 

Assam delimitation statistics by way of the Election Commission web site

The election fee has altered the nomenclature of 1 parliamentary and 19 meeting constituencies. Moreover, 19 meeting and two Lok Sabha seats have been put aside for Scheduled Tribes (STS). Scheduled Castes (SCs) have been allotted one Lok Sabha seat and 9 meeting seats. It is notable that the 2001 Census was used to delimit all meeting and parliamentary constituencies within the state.

In response to public demand, one parliamentary and a few meeting constituencies have been given “paired names” corresponding to Darrang-Udalgiri, Hajo-Sualkuchi, Boko-Chaygaon, Nagaon-Batadraba, Bhowanipur-Sorbhog, and Algapur-Katlichera.

In reference to a number of important options of the ultimate report, the Election Commission (EC) said that the bottom administrative unit in rural areas is a ‘village’ and a ‘ward’ in city areas. In accordance with this, villages and wards have been preserved and haven’t been damaged wherever within the state.

It is price noting that, in July of this 12 months, the Supreme Court refused to cease the continuing delimitation train in Assam however agreed to contemplate a problem introduced by the state’s opposition leaders.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, issued a discover to the Centre on the plea and directed it to submit an affidavit inside three weeks.

Refusing to halt the Election Commission’s delimitation process in Assam, the bench had said that it might not concern any order stopping the election fee from taking any additional motion pertaining to the delimitation train within the state.