Centre Assures Fair Seat Rise via Delimitation for Women's Quota

Bills Link Women's Quota to Delimitation

High stakes legislation showdown is expected as the Center is all set to introduce the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the three day special session of Parliament that would commence on Thursday, aimed at accelerating the enforcement of 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
According to sources, these changes will ensure equal increment in representation in each state. The centre has hinted that the number of seats will rise by about 50 percent across states to counter the concern from some states, particularly southern ones, that larger populated states could be benefited too much.

INDIA Bloc Opposes Delimitation Bill

INDIA bloc parties reached a consensus to oppose the delimitation section in Constitution (131st) Amendment Bill, 2026, said the Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge after the coalition meeting on Tuesday, as the opposition is not against the women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav have termed this as a "conspiracy".

Rijiju Slams Delimitation Misinformation

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju warned against misleading people of southern states over the delimitation.
“Some people are trying to mislead the South Indian States on Women Reservation by providing wrong Delimitation figures. There should be no politics in giving reservations to Women in Lok Sabha & Legislative Assemblies. All political parties are united for Nari Shakti,” he said on social media platform X.

Delimitation: Redrawing Seats Post-Census

Delimitation is a process for the determination of the number and boundaries of constituencies for the Lok Sabha and Legislative assemblies. Delimitation process is also the determination of the seats to be reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in those houses.
Article 82 and 170 of Constitution stipulates that the number of seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative assemblies and its allocation to territorial constituencies shall be re-adjusted after each Census. Such a "delimitation process" is carried out by the "Delimitation Commission" which is formed by act of parliament.