well, there's been a lot of talk of delimitation in the conversation surrounding the women's reservation bill. You know how the number of seats will change, what states will be impacted and whether there will be a significant change in the number of seats allocated in the North States versus the South States. So here we have tried to make projections based on how the looks of the numbers will change post delimitation in 2026. So first, let's talk about the methodology here. We've taken the Health Ministry's population projection to calculate how many looks of our seats will be added after delimitation. But first, let's look at the timeline of delimitation first. So according to the 91st Amendment of the Constitution, which happened in 2022 delimitation can only happen in 2026 and only then will looks of our seats be increased. This is why we use population projections for 2026 and according to those projections, India's population in 2026 will be around 142 people. Now the current population. If we divide it by the current 5 43 seats, then we have 26 la people per looks of our seat. But this ratio, according to the 2001 census, was 18 lat people per looks of our seat. So there we have an increase of 38.5% between the populations of 2001 and 2026. So when this increase in population is seen in terms of seats, that will mean an increase of 210 seats. So we will go from our current 543 seats, plus those 210 extra seats, which makes 753 looks of our seats in 2026. Let's also note that there has been no change in the number of loss of our seats in the last 50 years, which has been since 1977. So how will this increase translate in different parts of the country? First, let's look at the Southern states, and let's remember our political leaders in the South like DMK MP KM also raised a concern that delimitation would would reduce south seats in the looks of her. So let's take a look. Katica, Let's Start currently has 28 seats after delimitation it will have 36 seats, so that's eight more seats. Kela, on the other hand, currently has 20 seats, but after the limitation, it will have 19. And perhaps you know, that could be because of Kerala successful family planning policies. Of course, the population has gone down, so that's a deduction of one seat. Telangana currently has 17 seats. After delimitation, it will have 20 so that's three more seats are currently has to 35 seats. After the limitation, it will have 28. So that's again three more seats. Tamil Nadu currently has 39 seats. After the limitation, it will have 41. So again, that's an increase of two seats. Now let's see what's happening in the big North. Indian states currently has a maximum seats in the loss of about 80 seats. After the limitation, it will have a whopping 1 28 seats. That's 48 more seats in 2026. Bihar currently has 40 seats after delimitation will have 70 so that's 30 more seats. Pradesh currently has 29. After delimitation, it will have 47 so that's 18 more seats for that state. Maharastra currently has 48 seats after delimitation, plus 68. So that's 20 more seats. Rajasthan has 25 seats in 2026 it will have 44. So that's 19 more seats and finally Gujarat at 26 seats currently, which will go up to 39 seats of that's 13 more seats after the limitation. Among other big states, West Bengal, we also see a large jump of 11 seats from the current 42 to 53 seats in 2026. Now let's look at the overall change in the number of seats across the country. So here you can see the map. You've got number of seats here, as per the current looks of our break up. That's 543 seats. And let's go the second map now where we can see the increase in each state again, As I mentioned earlier, Kerala is the only state that's actually going to see deduction in seats from 20 to 19. Most other states are going to change him. Pradesh, though on the other hand, is going to stay the same with four seats. But really, the big takeaway here is that 1 28 on your screens that huge number Pradesh, which is going to have a massive jump from 80 seats to 128 seats The
