PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Party System & Electoral Politics
The decision to conduct Population Census-2027 has
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
various aspects.
Body flow
=X! delimitation not routine → sets each state's Lok Sabha share → decides who holds power in a federation -R2 decades-long freeze on seats → 2027 census lifts it → contest is population vs federal trust
Counter-view
Body How delimitation = boundaries + seat distribution → Commissions 1952 / 1963 / 1973 / 2002 → 42nd + 84th Amendment freeze (until first census after 2026) → seats fixed while population grew → disparities: North grew faster, large + urban constituencies, unequal vote value, heavy service burden → 2027 turns it political → North may gain / South fears penalty for population control reserved seats + women's reservation recalibrated → fairness reaches within states, not just across them
Conclusion routes
strict democratic equality (seats track population) vs federal trust + unfairness of penalising states that met a national goal Conclusion routes 8! balance democratic equality, federal trust and population justice R2 let representation follow population without breaking federal trust
Model answer
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