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Peerzada Ashiq

J&K delimitation panel redraws most Assembly seats, renames 28 seats, deletes 19

A view of closed market during weekend lockdown imposed by the authorities to curb the spreading of COVID-19, in Srinagar on Sunday. (Source: The Hindu)

The J&K Delimitation Commission has changed the complexion of most of the 90 Assembly seats, whilereconfiguring and renaming 28 new Assembly constituencies and deleting 19 Assembly segments in its interim report. Besides, it has proposed to redraw all the five Lok Sabha seats.

The interim report, shared with the associate members two days ago, suggested that the Kashmir division will get an additional seat in Kupwara, while the Jammu division will have one additional seat in Kathua district, one in Samba, one in Doda, one in Rajouri, one in Udhampur and one in Kishtwar.

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