How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 202

Question

How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?

Accepted Answer

Delimitation literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body. The job of delimitation is assigned to a high power body. Such a body is known as Delimitation Commission or a Boundary Commission.In India, such Delimitation Commissions have been constituted 4 times:In 1952 under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1952In 1963 under Delimitation Commission Act, 1962In 1973 under Delimitation Act, 1972In 2002 under Delimitation Act, 2002Hence, option (d) is the correct answer. The Delimitation Commission in India is a high power body whose orders have the force of law and cannot be called in question before any court. These orders come into force on a date to be specified by the President of India in this behalf. The copies of its orders are laid before the House of the People and the State Legislative Assembly concerned, but no modifications are permissible therein by them.Source: Laxmikanth