Last week the Election Commission of India published the Delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated in X, “Today the Honorable President has approved the Delimitation Notification issued by the Election Commission of India for Assam. A significant milestone has been achieved in the history of Assam. Jai Maa Bharati Jai Aai Asom.”
After the proposal was published in June, 2023, suggestions and objections were invited till the 11th of this month. Over 750 representations have been received during this period. The public hearings are part of the consultative exercise by the Commission during the process of delimitation.
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The poll body has proposed to abolish several Muslim-majority assembly seats by either merging or subsuming them under other newly-created constituencies.