Delimitation of parliamentary constituencies not good for Southern States: KTR

TRS working president KT Rama Rao expressed concern over a possible reduction in the Parliamentary constituencies for South Indian States, Amid speculations of delimitation of the Parliamentary constituencies in 2026.

Hyderabad: Amid speculations of delimitation of the Parliamentary constituencies in 2026, TRS working president KT Rama Rao expressed concern over a possible reduction in the Parliamentary constituencies for South Indian States which would affect their strength in the Parliament when compared to the North Indian States.

A decrease in population share of Southern States from 26.2 per cent in 1951 to 19.8 per cent in 2022, was flagged by census study experts. Though there will be a marginal increase in number of seats gained by the South Indian States, their overall strength will be far lesser when compared to the North Indian States.

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Citing this, the Minister said all the South Indian states have been better performers on many counts including population control. “From what I am hearing, we may be penalised for the same by way of reducing number of parliament seats in delimitation. If it does happen, it will be a travesty of justice (sic),” he said.