Delimitation of seats is essential to ensure fair representation and uphold the principles of one vote, one value. While highlighting the challenges posed by misrepresentation in constituencies analyse the ramifications of creation of federal tension.

The Constitution of India under Article 80 provided for Delimitation Commission to be established after every Census to uphold the principles of fair representation as along with one vote one value. However, due to divergence in population growth between North and South states, the delimitation exercise was frozen till 2026. Challenges posed by mis-representation in constituencies: (1) It violates the established democratic principle of one vote value one value. (2) Impacts financial devolution: Finance Commission under Article 280 uses population as a key criteria to devolve funds by misrepresentation stews devolution. Large population followed by under development in some regions may give fuel to regionalism and separatist tendencies.