ratio of the members of a constituency and the population of such constituency. After issuance of the Delimitation of Constituencies Notification under sub-section ... Constituencies Notification for dividing the area of the mandal into constituencies, fixing the extent of each constituency, fixing the number of seats of each constituency
contend that the impugned
notifications issued for delimitation of wards is a law
relating to delimitation of Constituencies. Therefore the
present writ petitions filed ... respondents that
the impugned notifications issued for delimitation of wards
is a law relating to delimitation of Constituencies and hence
the present writ petitions
Government the 1st respondent State Election Commission undertook the exercise of delimitations of Constituencies of Taluk Panchayats and Zilla Panchayats in the State of Karnataka ... rotation/ delimitation/adjustment of seats. Therefore, the present impugned notifications relating to delimitation and allotment of reserved seats to different constituencies is in clear violation
rolls and the delimitation of con-stituencics. By Article 329(a) , the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or allotment ... matters pertaining to delimitation of wards or allotment of seats. Under the Delimitation Act enacted which pertains to the delimitation of constituencies in relation
Ward No.239 falls within two assembly
constituencies viz: Bommanahalli Legislative Assembly constituency
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and Bengaluru South constituency and the same is in violation ... constituency and eight wards in Mahadevapura
constituency. The population of Chamarajpet constituency as per
2011 census was 2,37,460 and that of Mahadevapura constituency
constituencies there shall be no
appreciable difference of population of each of the
15
constituencies. Guideline No.6 prescribed that the basis
of delimitation shall ... undertake an exercise of delimitation. Section 163 of the
Act reads as follows:
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"163. Delimitation of territorial
constituencies.- The State Election
Commission shall
Delimitation Act 1972 have not been followed for the purpose of delimitation of constituencies under the Zilla Parishad Act referred to above since Karnataka ... Delimitation Act 1972 have not been followed for the purpose of Delimitation of Constituencies under the Zilla Parishads Act referred to above since the Karnataka
clear that the Delimitation Commission is constituted only for readjustment of number of seats and delimitation of constituencies in so far as the House ... other words it is the validity of the law relating to delimitation of constituencies Page 0607 which was challenged. A Division Bench of this Court
other relief. I may also add that the importance of delimiting the constituency and the allotment of seats to a particular constituency is now underscored ... persons concerned for making the changes not only in the delimitation of constituency and also in the allotment of seats to the respective constituency. Undisputedly
case has been slack in not
taking steps with regard to delimitation of
constituencies and reservation of wards after the
publication of census figures ... bifurcation or
trifurcation of BBMP, voters' list would be updated,
delimitation of constituencies would be made and
reservations of seats would be made afresh
