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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Delimitation commission

Set up a delimitation commission to redraw the boundaries of constituencies and increase the number of seats," was their refrain. The state was excluded from the delimitation exercise undertaken a few years ago given its sensitive nature.
Representatives of the Sikh community raised the issue of safety and security of their community members staying in the Valley (numbering around 90,000), alleging that they were receiving threats from terror outfits for changing their religion.

Please explain to me what they mean by "delimitation" meaning here.

Though I know generally it means "to demarcate something".

Source : economictimes
  

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User_gary Though I know generally it means "to demarcate something". So, then, it refers to the demarcation of constituency boundaries.

  • User_gary Though I know generally it means "to demarcate something".
  • So, then, it refers to the demarcation of constituency boundaries.
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User_garyThough I know generally it means "to demarcate something".
So, then, it refers to the demarcation of constituency boundaries.

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