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{{Infobox legislation<br />
| short_title = Delimitation Bill, 2026<br />
| legislature = [[Parliament of India]]<br />
| long_title = A Bill to provide for the readjustment of the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States and Union territories, the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of each State and Union territories having a Legislative Assembly, the division of each State and each Union territory having a Legislative Assembly into territorial constituencies for elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union territories and for matters connected therewith.<br />
| territorial_extent = India<br />
| enacted_by = [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
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| date_passed2 = <br />
| assented_by = <br />
| bill_history_url = https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-delimitation-bill-2026<br />
| bill = Delimitation Bill, 2026<br />
| bill_citation = [https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_parliament/2026/Delimitation_Bill,_2026.pdf Bill No. 108 of 2026]<br />
| introduced_by = [[Arjun Ram Meghwal]], MoS(I/C) for Law & Justice and MoS of Parliamentary Affairs<br />
| date_introduced = 16 April 2026<br />
| status = rejected in initiating chamber committee<br />
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The '''Delimitation Bill, 2026''', was introduced in [[Lok Sabha]] on 16 April 2026 by [[Arjun Ram Meghwal]], the Minister of Law. The bill intends to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850. 815 of the 850 members will be elected from the States and 35 members will be elected from the Union territories. The bill allows for the constitution of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] to undertake the exercise of delimitation before the completion of the [[2027 census of India]], thus facilitating a shorter time for the reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the legislative assemblies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 16, 2026 |title=Lok Sabha takes up Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026’, Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026’, Delimitation Bill, 2026’ |url=https://www.newsonair.gov.in/parliament-budget-session-begins-opposition-protests-against-key-bills/ |access-date=17 April 2026 |work=News On AIR}}</ref><br />
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==Criticism==<br />
On 17 April 2026, during the special session of the Lok Sabha, [[Shashi Tharoor]] stated that linking the Delimitation to the Women's Quota Act "is to hold the aspirations of Indian women hostage".<ref name="News18Bill17April">{{Cite news |last=Shekhawat |first=Meemansa |date=April 17, 2026 |title=Delimitation Bill 2026 LIVE Updates: Amit Shah To Address Lok Sabha Shortly |url=https://www.news18.com/india/delimitation-bill-2026-live-updates-parliament-special-session-lok-sabha-850-seats-women-reservation-2-liveblog-ws-l-10038068.html |work=News18}}</ref><br />
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==Government explanation==<br />
[[Home Minister of India]] [[Amit Shah]] assured the members of Lok Sabha that the representation of southern States in the House would not decrease. He stated the number of Lok Sabha seats in the five southern States would go up from the existing 129 to 195, with the share increasing from 23.76 per cent to 23.87 per cent.<ref name="News18Bill17April" /><br />
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