{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Free UPSC IAS Preparation Syllabus and Materials For Aspirants","provider_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog","author_name":"Gaurav Yadav","author_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/author\/gaurav\/","title":"Delimitation Exercise in India- Explained Pointwise |ForumIAS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"le40bsffbK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/delimitation-exercise-in-india-explained-pointwise\/\">Delimitation Exercise in India- Explained Pointwise<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/delimitation-exercise-in-india-explained-pointwise\/embed\/#?secret=le40bsffbK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Delimitation Exercise in India- Explained Pointwise&#8221; &#8212; Free UPSC IAS Preparation Syllabus and Materials For Aspirants\" data-secret=\"le40bsffbK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Every democracy must periodically redraw its electoral map to reflect population change. In India, this process is known as delimitation. The last delimitation happened in 1975, after which Indira Gandhi put a freeze until 2000. A year later, Parliament again froze the number of members of the Lok Sabha and state assemblies till 2026. The delimitation of constituencies for the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies is to be carried out on the basis of the first Census after 2026. Due to this inordinate delay, several issues related to democracy, demography and federalism await the fifth delimitation exercise.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Delimitation-Exercise-in-India-300x199.png"}