Polity · 21 Jul 2026

Article 81(2)(a) delimitation Bill

Consider the following statements:

  1. Article 81(2)(a) of the Constitution guarantees that every state will retain its current percentage share of total Lok Sabha seats after any delimitation exercise.
  2. Article 329 of the Constitution bars courts from reviewing orders of the Delimitation Commission.
  3. The 84th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2001 froze seat allocation until the first Census after

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only
B2 and 3 only
C1 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3

Tests the ability to distinguish a constitutional provision's precise textual guarantee from a commonly assumed but incorrect political interpretation of that same provision.

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This question is based on: The Delimitation Promise the Government Made Out Loud - And the One It Actually Wrote Down
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Why in news

Ahead of the Monsoon Session, debate is intensifying over reviving the defeated Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which failed to secure a two-thirds majority partly due to the gap between the government's oral 50% seat-increase promise and Article 81(2)(a)'s actual textual guarantee.

Why for UPSC

UPSC frequently tests precise Constitutional article wording versus popularly assumed meanings - distinguishing "ratio" from "share" is exactly the kind of conceptual precision GS2 examiners reward.

Prelims summary

Article 81(2)(a) guarantees only a uniform seat-to-population ratio nationally, not a fixed state-wise seat share. Article 329 bars judicial review of Delimitation Commission orders and the 84th Amendment (2001) froze seat allocation until the first Census after 2026.

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