India, March 29 -- As the 2026 deadline for lifting the freeze on the redrawing of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies approaches, southern States are feeling they would be at disadvantage as they have controlled population growth

The democratic nations are governed by the public representatives who are elected by the public through universal franchise and, India is one of the biggest democratic countries in the world with a population of 142 crore people. Article 82 of the constitution lays down the procedure of delimitation of constituencies for determining the number of Lok Sabha (House of People) seats and similarly, Article 170 lays down the provisions for determining the strength of State Assemblies. This process empowers the...