Final order for redrawing assembly seats in J&K signed by Delimitation Commission

New Delhi: The three-member Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday signed the final order on redrawing the assembly constituencies of the Union Territory (UT). The commission is headed by Justice (retd) Ranjana Desai. 

The report is be submitted to the government after which the order will be issued through a gazette notification.

The commission has proposed an increase in the number of seats from 83 to 90 in the UT. Besides, there are 24 seats in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) that continue to remain vacant.

Also Read | National: JP Nadda gives new domicile rules to this Union Territory

The panel has recommended six additional seats for Jammu and one for Kashmir. As of now, the Kashmir division has 46 seats and the Jammu division 37.

For the first time, nine seats have been proposed for Scheduled Tribes.

Also Read | Jammu & Kashmir: Chief Secretary bats for 100 pc Aadhaar penetration in J&K

Formed in March 2020 the panel has Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir as its ex-officio members.

• #Jammu and Kashmir
• #Delimitation Commission
• #union territory
• #Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
• #Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra