According to constitutional standards, the first census after 2026 can be used as the basis for redrawing the Lok Sabha constituency. Picture for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/Istockphoto
The limitation of the exercise will take care of concerns expressed by the southern states and the discussion will take place in all parties at a suitable time, said the Ministry of the Interior of the Union (MHA) on Thursday, June 5, 2025).
In the paper on X, the day after he announced that the census exercise would be closed by March 1, 2027, MHA said the Interior Minister AMIT Shah “on many occasions explained that the definition of the exercise would take care of and discussed all participants at the appropriate times.” ”
According to constitutional standards, the first census after 2026 can be used as the basis for redrawing the Lok Sabha constituency. Other general elections are expected to take place in 2029.
‘Doubtful timing’
On Wednesday (June 3, 2025) Main Minister Tamil Nadu MK Stalin questioned the timing of the census and said that the party Bharatiya Janata (BJP) deliberately postponed the exercise until 2027, “explained his plan to reduce Tamil’s Parliamentary representation”.
Southern states have become against population criteria for rewriting constituents, which were last made on the basis of data from the 1971 census.
COVID-19 delay
In a number of contributions to X, MHA added that the census was originally planned to be carried out in 2021 and all preparations were completed. “However, due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic throughout the country, the work of the census was postponed. The need for Covid-199 continued for some time,” she said.
The ministry added that all sectors, including education, were disrupted by pandemies. “For the census, there are about 30 lakhs. Usage who are primary school teachers are key persons for the census.
He added: “The country that made the census immediately after Covid-19 faced problems with the quality and coverage of the census data.” It also explained that budgets were never a restriction for the census, because financing is always secured by the Union’s government.
Published – 05 June 2025 22:06
