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Delimitation Commission
Constitutional & Public Law Doctrines
Definition
A statutory commission appointed by the Central Government under the Delimitation Act, working alongside the Election Commission to redraw the boundaries of parliamentary and assembly constituencies based on recent census data (Article 82).
Example
Under Article 329(a), the orders of the Delimitation Commission fixing constituency boundaries, once published in the Gazette of India, have the force of law and cannot be questioned in any court of law.