Delimitation rewards states that didn’t handle their inhabitants: DMK MP P. Wilson 

Equating delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies anticipated in 2026, as a “political coup” Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP P. Wilson talking in the course of the Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha. File
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Equating delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies anticipated in 2026, as a “political coup” Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP P. Wilson talking in the course of the Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) mentioned that it “unfairly penalises” the states which have efficiently managed populations whereas rewarding people who haven’t.

The DMK has been demanding an in depth dialogue on the difficulty in each homes of Parliament. However to this point, no assurance has been forthcoming from the federal government on holding such a debate. 

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Reminding the federal government that the freeze on delimitation was launched due to the uneven inhabitants development throughout the nation which was anticipated to be stablised by the 2026 deadline. If the Structure is just not amended earlier than 2026 to increase the freezing, the delimitation will kick in and routinely be executed from 2026 onwards. However the inhabitants development continues to be uneven. 

“Knowledge exhibits that the states like Tamil Nadu have a complete fertility price of 1.7 and Kerala TFR of 1.8 indicating that these states have efficiently stabilize their inhabitants. In distinction, Uttar Pradesh has a TFR of two.4, Bihar has a TFR 3.0 which implies that these states proceed to expertise exponential inhabitants development,” Mr. Wilson identified. 

This implies that the unique reasoning for lifting the freeze in 2026 is not legitimate, he mentioned, arguing additional that implementing delimitation at this level would unfairly penalize states which have efficiently managed the populations whereas rewarding people who haven’t. 

States like Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh are projected to realize greater than 150 further seats collectively whereas Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana — will achieve solely 35 seats collectively, Mr. Wilson mentioned.

Additional, if the present 543 seats in Lok Sabha are retained and redistributed based mostly on 2026 census, Tamil Nadu will lose eight seats, whereas Uttar Pradesh and Bihar will achieve 21 seats, he added.

“This shift will favour states that haven’t adhered to the Nationwide Household Coverage Planning. Why? Why ought to we forfeit our rightful illustration and political leverage? Why are the states that uncared for household planning being rewarded with elevated illustration? “That is nothing in need of a political coup towards these states which have remained dedicated to our nationwide imaginative and prescient,” Mr. Wilson mentioned.