'Significant Milestone': Assam CM Says President Approved EC's Delimitation Notification

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that President Daupaudi Murmu on Wednesday approved the Election Commission's (EC) delimitation notificatuon for Assam.

File photo of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that President Daupaudi Murmu on Wednesday approved the Election Commission's (EC) delimitation notification for Assam.

"A significant milestone has been achieved in the history of Assam. Jai Maa Bharati. Jai Aai Asom," the Assam CM said in a tweet.

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 pic.twitter.com/TAtJShfxK0

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 16, 2023

Earlier on Friday, the Election Commission published the final order for the delimitation of parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in Assam, as provided in Section 8-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.

The released final report maintained the count of assembly constituencies at 126 and Lok Sabha seats at 14, while significantly modifying the nomenclature of one parliamentary and 19 assembly constituencies as delineated in the preliminary notification. The Election Commission (EC) meticulously conducted the delimitation process, the EC said in a statement.

The final proposal has been prepared by the EC after an extensive and robust consultative exercise with diverse stakeholders, which included three days of public hearings in Guwahati on the draft proposal in July 2023 and a pre-meeting before the drafting of the report in March 2023.

The commission, during the public hearings on the draft delimitation proposal, received many conflicting representations from members of the public, political parties and organisations for change of nomenclature of some parliamentary and assembly constituencies, and highlighting the historical, cultural, political, and ethnic significance of the region, the EC statement added.

All representations were duly heard by the Commission, comprising the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners and were considered and assessed within the constitutional and statutory provisions before finalising the proposal, the statement from the EC informed.