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Jammu and Kashmir: Congress stages protest against delimitation commission, demands more time to review draft report
•The commission headed by Justice (Retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai reached Jammu on a three-day visit to the state.
Delimitation panel on Jammu and Kashmir gets two months extension
•The panel needed more time to ready its final report, sources aware of the reasons for the extension said
Jammu and Kashmir: After NC, now Apni Party rejects Delimitation Commission's second draft
Fp Staff •The draft report has been handed over to the five associate members from the Union Territory who must submit their views by 14 February after which the report would be put in the public domain
National Conference will approach SC against Delimitation Commission recommendations, says Farooq Abdullah
•Abdullah said his party believes that the very basis of the delimitation exercise is 'illegal' and the time has come for the Opposition to unite and fight forces destroying the secular fabric of the country.
Delimitation panel's recommendations divisive and unacceptable, will stage protest on 1 Jan, says PAGD
•Delimitation Commission has proposed six additional seats for the Jammu region and one for the Kashmir Valley in its 'Paper 1' discussed with its five associate members
PAGD holds meeting in Jammu; current situation in J&K, delimitation recommendation on agenda
•This is the second meeting of the PAGD in Jammu since its formation in 2019. The amalgam held a meeting in November last year as well.
Delimitation Commission proposes six more assembly seats for Jammu, one for Kashmir: What the panel is, why it was formed
Fp Staff •The delimitation commission is headed by Justice (Retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra Sharma and State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma
Delimitation Commission proposes 6 additional seats for Jammu region, 1 for Kashmir; won't be signatory, vows NC
Fp Staff •The PDP, JK Apni Party and the People's Conference (PC), which is regarded as being friendly towards the BJP, also protested strongly against the commission's draft recommendations which will alter the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission finishes consultation with stakeholders; key points to know
Ananyas •The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission stated that the exercise would be based on the 2011 Census, and add at least seven more seats to the UT, while also reserving some seats for the SC and ST communities
Lok Sabha Election 2019: How population, family planning are key factors in determining India’s Lower House representation
Fp Research •India is in the midst of the world's biggest General Election, where nearly 900 million voters will be electing members of the new Lok Sabha — the Lower House of the Parliament