All States will have their number of Lok Sabha seats increase by 50% after delimitation: Official

All States will have their number of Lok Sabha seats increase by half after delimitation, and no State will lose its current proportional strength in Parliament, a senior government functionary told The Hindu on Wednesday (April 15, 2026). He said that Home Minister Amit Shah would clarify this in the Parliament when the debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and the Delimitation Bill opens on Thursday (April 16, 2026).

The drafts of the Bills have raised concerns that the States which have stabilised their population are set to lose their relative strength when the composition of the Lok Sabha is reapportioned between States as per the latest census figures.