The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, proposes significant changes to the size and composition of State Legislative Assemblies by restarting the process of delimitation and removing the long-standing constitutional freeze, in effect since 1976, on readjustment of seats based on population.
The Bill is expected to be introduced in the special session of Parliament, which will commence on April 16.
The proposed amendments, in effect, mean that State Assemblies will see a change in their total number of seats depending on population changes and constituency boundaries within States will also be redrawn as part of the delimitation exercise, the Constitution Amendment Bill stated.
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The Bill seeks to amend the provisions in Article 170, which governs the composition of State Assemblies, to enable a fresh readjustment of the number of Assembly seats and the redrawing of territorial constituencies based on a future Census to be specified by Parliament.
