Delimitation Exercise kicks off in Jammu & Kashmir
On 19th June, 2021, the Delimitation Commission for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir kicked off the exercise by writing to all 20 District Commissioners (DC), seeking basic demographic, topographic information as well as the local administration’s impressions of political aspirations of the district.
- Further, the Union government on 24th June, 2021, invited 14 key political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir for a meeting to seek their cooperation in first completing the delimitation exercise for Assembly seats in the Union Territory, which would eventually lead to elections.
Background
- The Delimitation Commission was set up in March 2020 headed by retired ....