Delimitation

Among the many plans on the drawing board is believed to be the boilerplate for fresh delimitation of constituencies and appointment of a Delimitation Commission.

Section 239(f) of the Constitution makes the delimitation of constituencies the role of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, but the Electoral Act failed to elaborate on the delimitation process itself.

Data analyst group and election watchdog, Team Pachedu, has dismissed the recently gazetted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's (ZEC) delimitation report saying it is inundated with constitutional anomalies.

It was also an official confirmation that the polls would be delayed indefinitely, as the delimitation exercise cannot be finished in less than a year.

To this end, it has carried out a selective delimitation of electoral constituencies, issued fake domiciles to millions of non-Kashmiris, and added hundreds of thousands of temporary residents to alter the existing voter rolls.

We are also deeply concerned about the delimitation exercise being undertaken at such a time in Assam,” it said.

With delimitation that was reduced to 19. Each region has different needs.

With the renewed interest in the extraction of natural resources in the Gulf of Thailand and the outstanding disputes over maritime delimitation, such cooperative maritime mechanisms will only become more important for regional peace and stability.

ZEC states on page ix that delimitation seeks to ensure equality of voting strength determined by the number of “registered voters”.

According to him, the regulations will provide the necessary legal framework for the activities of the Commission on the Delimitation and Demarcation of Borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

A joint technical committee from the two countries concluded a three-day meeting for the “delimitation and demarcation” of the border in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, a process facilitated and to be overseen by the African Union.

During the 2024 elections, the BJP is also eyeing the south Kashmir Lok Sabha seat that has Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu division in addition to Anantnag and Kulgam Districts of the Valley after the new delimitation of constituencies in J&K.

In view of the ongoing exercises of voter revision, identification of Wards for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and fresh delimitation there is uncertainty over the conduct of Panchayat elections in J&K.

I should also inform you that the next meeting of the commissions is scheduled for this month, and this issue is on the agenda: the delimitation issue of that region, the Gazakh-Tovuz region,” President Ilham Aliyev noted.

The CEO’s office, in its letter, also referred to various petitioners who have objected to the large-scale difference in the electoral base of each seat of the two municipal corporations and demanded a fresh delimitation of all bodies.

The Chenab Valley is one region that was recast by the J&K Delimitation Commission and two additional Assembly constituencies were carved out of it.

There is a need for a rethink on delimitation.

We confirm our readiness to provide expert assistance on delimitation based on tripartite agreements in the future," stated the Russian MFA spokesperson.

In his Independence Day address, Modi had said that Assembly elections would be held after the delimitation exercise was completed.

It was for delimitation, increased participation of women, youths and differently abled persons in Parliament.