Eighty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India

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The Eighty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India is a 2001 constitutional change that froze the readjustment of parliamentary and assembly constituencies based on population figures until after the first census taken after the year 2026.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitutional amendment of India
amends Constitution of India NERFINISHED
appliesTo Lok Sabha constituencies NERFINISHED
State legislative assembly constituencies
censusReference First census taken after 2026
constitutionalArticleAffected Articles relating to delimitation and allocation of seats
country India
dateOfEnactment 2001
effectUntil After the first census taken after the year 2026
followedBy Eighty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Union of India NERFINISHED
languageOfDocument English
Hindi
legalDomain Constitutional law
legalStatus In force
legislature Parliament of India NERFINISHED
policyGoal To maintain existing representation levels despite population changes
precededBy Eighty-third Amendment to the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
purpose To freeze readjustment of parliamentary and assembly constituencies based on population figures
relatedConcept Census of India NERFINISHED
Delimitation Commission of India NERFINISHED
sequenceInSeries 84
shortName 84th Amendment of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
subject Delimitation of constituencies
Population-based representation
typeOfChange Freeze on readjustment of constituencies
year 2001

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Article 54 of the Constitution of India hasBeenAmendedBy Eighty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution of India