In force · As amended up to 2026-08
62. Special provision as to readjustment of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies on the basis of 2011 census. —(1) On and from the appointed day, notwithstanding the publication of orders under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002) or anything contained in sub-section (2) or sub-section (4) of the said section, the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002) shall be deemed to have been amended as provided below:
(a) in section 2, in clause (f), the words "but does not include the State of Jammu and Kashmir" shall be omitted; and
(b) for the purpose of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies, the words and figures "census held in the year 2001", wherever occurring, shall be construed as words and figures "census held in the year 2011".
(2) Readjustment of the constituencies as provided under section 60 in the successor Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir into Assembly Constituencies, shall be carried by the Delimitation Commission, to be constituted under the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002) as amended by this Act, and shall take effect from such date as the Central Government may, by order, publish in the Official Gazette, specify.
(3) Readjustment of the constituencies as provided under section 11 in the successor Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir into Parliamentary Constituencies, shall be carried by the Delimitation Commission, to be constituted under the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002) as amended by this Act, and shall take effect from such date as the Central Government may, by order, publish in the Official Gazette, specify.
— 63. Special provisions as to readjustment of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies. Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 59 to 61, until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2026 have been published, it shall not be necessary to readjust the division of successor Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir into Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies and any reference to the "latest census figures" in this Part shall be construed as a reference to the 2011 census figures.
Source: India Code