New Delhi, June 26 -- The government on Tuesday did not state directly and clearly whether it was planning to conduct a delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir.

MP Asaduddin Owaisi and Ajay (Teni) Misra, BJP MP from Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, raised question in the Lower House whether Jammu and Kashmir had not been included in the delimitation exercise taken up in the country and whether the government considered to undertake it with a view to remove regional imbalance in the state.

The two members also asked if the government planned to do so, what were the details and by what time the work related to the constitution of a Delimitation Commission is likely to be completed.

Answering the questions, Minister of State for Home Affairs A.G....