KTR decries possible cut on Lok Sabha seats due to delimitation

HYDERABAD: Delimitation of constituencies are posing a major concern to South Indian States. The distribution of the number of seats usually is taken up commensurate with the population. South Indian States have been meticulously complying with the mandate of restricting population explosion while deriving the demographic dividends.

The compliance to arrest population explosion apparently is posing a serious threat to the total number of seats of Lok Sabha and accordingly Assembly seats too. This apparently is turning out to be working against the States which would lose their voice in the Lok Sabha.

Delimitation would be taken up in 2026 as per original plan.

Minister for IT K T Rama Rao has reacted sharply to the tweet by an independent group Indian Tech & Infra on ‘X’ which forecast a possible decline in the number of seats in South Indian States.

KTR in his tweet said: “This delimitation (if the numbers reported are right) will lead to a strong people’s movement in the entire Southern India. We are all proud Indians & representatives of the best performing states of India. We will not remain mute spectators if the voices and representation of our people in the country’s highest democratic forum are suppressed. Hope wisdom prevails and Delhi is listening.”

Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh together, and Kerala would lose eight Lok Sabha seats each, if the assessment was right. Karnataka would lose two seats, while West Bengal would lose three, Odisha would have to forego two Lok Sabha seats.

Uttar Pradesh (11), Bihar (10), Rajasthan (6) and Madhya Pradesh (4) would gain by so many seats as shown in the brackets against each State.

Telangana is ranked the best in most of the performance indices in India since its formation.