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Delimitation Bill: DMK MP On Parliament Tussle After Skipping Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's Meet

Tamil Nadu leaders want delimitation halted, warning a population-based redraw could cut the state’s 39 Lok Sabha seats after the post-2026 Census.

  • On Saturday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay convened a meeting at Chennai's Kalaivanar Arangam where MPs demanded the Lok Sabha remain frozen at 543 seats to protect Tamil Nadu's existing 39-seat representation.
  • Participants convened amid concerns that population-based delimitation following the post-2026 Census could reduce southern states' representation, with attendees describing the proposal as an attempt to weaken Tamil Nadu's political influence.
  • Congress Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram argued that increasing total seats to 815 or 850 would diminish individual speaking time; Tamil Nadu previously lost seats when the total rose from 522 to 543.
  • The DMK and AIADMK boycotted the event, calling it a 'farce,' while the 19 attending MPs resolved to vote against any Constitutional Amendment Bill on delimitation brought before Parliament.
  • To protect the state's rights, the group plans to adopt a government resolution in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, while VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan proposed rotating reserved constituencies every 10 years.
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KalingaTV broke the news on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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