24 J&K Assembly seats to remain vacant until Pakistan-occupied area is freed

This Bill amends three existing laws to align the rules for determining the number of seats and drawing constituency boundaries in Union Territories with new constitutional provisions. It ensures that the Delimitation Commission determines these details based on a census specified by Parliament, and that the reservation of seats for women in Legislative Assemblies takes effect after this boundary adjustment is complete.

The Bill affects the Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territories of Puducherry, Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir, as well as the Delimitation Commission and the Central Government, which will implement the new rules for seat allocation and constituency readjustment.

• The number of members in the Legislative Assemblies of Puducherry, Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir will be determined by the Delimitation Commission, subject to minimum limits (30 for Puducherry, 70 for Delhi, and 114 for Jammu & Kashmir).
• The readjustment of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies will be determined by the Delimitation Commission under the applicable law on delimitation.
• Reservation of seats for women in these Union Territories will apply in the manner provided by the applicable law on delimitation and Article 334A of the Constitution.
• The number of nominated members in the Legislative Assemblies of Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir will increase to five and three respectively, but only after the readjustment of constituencies takes effect.
• Several obsolete sections and schedules related to previous delimitation arrangements in the three Acts are omitted.
• Transitional safeguards are included stating that readjustment shall not affect representation in the Legislative Assembly until the dissolution of the then existing Assembly.

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