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With the Election Commission of India publishing draft on the delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies of the State of Assam, it has received about 500 suggestions/objections. The commission will hold public sittings.
Sarma told media persons on Tuesday, “I have lost my constituency as per the draft proposal. I have been representing Jalukbari constituency for the last 25 years. It is really sad; a lot of people think that they cannot win in a new constituency and they are making an unnecessary issue out of it.”
Two constituencies Katlicherra legislative assembly constituency of Hailakandi district and Patherkandi of Karimganj district were dropped in the draft delimitation proposal released by the ECI last month. Asom Jatiya Parishad president Lurinjyoti Gogoi has also challenged the draft delimitation in the Supreme Court last week.
A caste-based census would provide a better understanding of contemporary caste dynamics. But major challenges must be overcome to execute such an elaborate census appropriately
Of Rs 1.96 crore from the Union Budget for 2023-24, the budget allocated for Census 2021 has been slashed from Rs 3,676 crore in the last budget to Rs 1,564 crore in this budget.