How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023 ?
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Answer: D. India has set up four Delimitation Commissions, under Delimitation Commission Acts of 1952, 1962, 1972 and 2002. They worked in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002 to redraw the boundaries of parliamentary and assembly constituencies.
Watch for: Students forget the 2002 commission, whose orders came into force in 2008.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because there have been four commissions, not one.
- B. Wrong because there have been four commissions, not two.
- C. Wrong because the 2002 commission makes it four.
Source to check: Election Commission of India website, 'Delimitation' (eci.gov.in); Delimitation Act, 2002
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