Nine new Lok Sabha seats to redraw Telangana’s electoral map

Telangana’s parliamentary representation is acceptable for a large rehaul with the Centre’s delimitation workout expanding the fig of Lok Sabha constituencies from 17 to 26. Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed successful the Lok Sabha that the State’s tally volition emergence to 26 with implicit reorganisation of boundaries.

According to the 2011 Census, Telangana’s colonisation was 3.50 crore, including 54.08 lakh Scheduled Castes and 31.77 lakh Scheduled Tribes. This entitlement translates into 179 Assembly seats, with 26 reserved for SCs and 16 for STs. Each Lok Sabha constituency volition person 7 Assembly segments. As a result, SC parliamentary constituencies volition emergence to 4 and ST constituencies to - two.