Consider the following statements with reference to Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir The erstwhile ...........

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Consider the following statements with reference to Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir:

The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir had 111 seats- 46 in Kashmir, 37 in Jammu, and 4 in Ladakh with 24 seats reserved for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
When Ladakh was carved out as a Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir was left with 83 seats, with the 24 seats for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir transferred to Ladakh UT.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

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Explanation:

Delimitation became necessary when the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 increased the number of seats in the Assembly.

The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir had 111 seats — 46 in Kashmir, 37 in Jammu, and four in Ladakh.

In addition, 24 seats reserved for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

When Ladakh was carved out as a Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir was left with 107 seats, including the 24 for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 increased the seats to 114 — 90 for Jammu & Kashmir, besides the 24 reserved for Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

In the erstwhile state, delimitation of parliamentary constituencies was governed by the Constitution of India and that of Assembly seats was carried out by the then state government under the Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People Act, 1957.

After abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in 2019, the delimitation of both Assembly and parliamentary seats is governed by the Constitution.