Key Insight

लोकसभा को 850 तक बढ़ाना और सीमांकन को अलग करना प्रतिनिधित्व और लैंगिक समानता को पुनः आकार देता है।

Key Facts

1. The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty‑One Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes raising Lok Sabha strength from 543 to a ceiling of 850 (815 from States + 35 from UTs).
2. The Bill seeks to delete the third proviso of Article 82, allowing delimitation before the post‑2026 Census.
3. Amendment to Article 81 will fix the new maximum strength; amendment to Article 334A will enable immediate implementation of one‑third women’s reservation after delimitation.
4. A separate Delimitation Bill, 2026 will repeal the Delimitation Act, 2002 and constitute a new Delimitation Commission headed by a former Supreme Court judge.
5. Current Lok Sabha seat allocation still relies on the 1971 Census (seats) and 2001 Census (constituency boundaries).
6. The Commission’s orders, once gazetted, will have the force of law and will not be subject to judicial review.
7. The Bill is scheduled for discussion in a special parliamentary session on 16‑17 April 2026.

Background

यह प्रस्ताव संवैधानिक संशोधन प्रक्रियाओं को चुनावी सुधारों से जोड़ता है, जनसंख्या वृद्धि और संसद प्रतिनिधित्व के बीच लंबे समय से मौजूद असंतुलन को दूर करता है। यह महिला आरक्षण को तेज़ी से लागू करके लैंगिक कोटा नीति को भी सम्मिलित करता है, जो GS‑2 (राजनीति) और GS‑1 (समाज) में प्रमुख विषय है।

UPSC Syllabus

• Prelims_GS — Constitution and Political System
• Prelims_GS — National Current Affairs
• GS2 — Representation of People's Act
• GS2 — Functions and responsibilities of Union and States
• GS1 — Population and Associated Issues
• GS2 — Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, powers and privileges
• GS2 — Constitutional posts, bodies and their powers and functions
• GS2 — Historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure
• GS2 — Comparison with other countries constitutional schemes