Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 is a legal order by the Election Commission of India that redefined the boundaries and composition of parliamentary and state assembly constituencies across India based on the latest census data.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
delimitation order
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statutory order ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Lok Sabha constituencies
NERFINISHED
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State Legislative Assembly constituencies ⓘ |
| authorityType | quasi-judicial commission recommendation implemented by election authority ⓘ |
| basedOn | Delimitation Act, 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basis | 2001 Census of India ⓘ |
| category |
Indian constitutional law
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Indian election law ⓘ |
| contains | schedules listing constituencies state-wise ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| defines |
names of assembly constituencies
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names of parliamentary constituencies ⓘ reservation status of constituencies for Scheduled Castes ⓘ reservation status of constituencies for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ territorial extent of assembly constituencies ⓘ territorial extent of parliamentary constituencies ⓘ |
| documentType | notification ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom | 2009 general elections to the Lok Sabha ⓘ |
| governs | delimitation of constituencies until next delimitation order ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | judicial challenges in various High Courts ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Election Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedUnder |
Article 327 of the Constitution of India
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Article 329 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | determines territorial composition of constituencies for elections ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statutory instrument ⓘ |
| notifiedBy | Election Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preparedBy | Delimitation Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to equalize population among constituencies as far as practicable
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to redefine boundaries of parliamentary constituencies ⓘ to redefine boundaries of state assembly constituencies ⓘ |
| relatedTo | representation of the people in legislatures in India ⓘ |
| replaced | Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | all States of India except Jammu and Kashmir at the time of issuance ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency
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createdBy
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Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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Vijayawada Central
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createdBy
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Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency
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currentDelimitationOrder
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Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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Mathura Lok Sabha constituency
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delimitation
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Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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Ambala City Assembly constituency
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delimitationEvent
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Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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Kalanaur Assembly constituency
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delimitationEvent
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Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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Garhi Sampla-Kiloi Assembly constituency
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delimitationOrder
→
Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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Sahibabad Assembly constituency
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delimitationOrder
→
Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
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