Delimitation Act, 2002

Delimitation Act, 2002
Parliament of India
  • An Act to provide for the readjustment of the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States, the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of each State, the division of each State and each Union territory having a Legislative Assembly into territorial constituencies for elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union territories and for matters connected therewith.
CitationAct No. 33 of 2002
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed7 May 2002
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed15 May 2002
Assented to byPresident K. R. Narayanan
Assented to3 June 2002
Commenced3 June 2002
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill titleDelimitation Bill, 2002
Introduced byArun Jaitley, Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs
Introduced3 May 2002
Passed7 May 2002
Second chamber: Rajya Sabha
Passed15 May 2002
Repeals
Delimitation Act, 1972
Amended by
  • Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2003
  • Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2008
  • Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016
  • Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
Status: In force (amended)
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The Delimitation Act, 2002 (Act No. 33 of 2002) is an act of the Parliament of India to replace the Delimitation Act, 1972.

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