The Assam State Assembly Election was held recently with newly delimited constituencies. Consider the following statement with respect to this delimitation process. I. The delimitation was conducted by the Election Commission of India in 2022-23 on the basis of the 2001 census figure. II. Prior to this, the Constituencies were constituted as per the Delimitation Order of 1976. III. Section 8A of the Representation People's Act, 1950 provides for special provision for delimitation for Assembly Constituencies of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. IV. SC assembly seats have increased from 8 to 9 and ST assembly seats have increased from 16 to 19. How many of the above statement(s) is/are true?

The correct answer is All 4 . Key Points The Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in Assam between December 2022 and August 2023 , using the 2001 Census figures as the statistical basis. Hence, statement I is correct. The previous delimitation of constituencies in the state was conducted in 1976 , based on the 1971 Census data, making the recent exercise the first in over four decades. Hence, statement II is correct. The process was governed by Section 8A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 , which contains special provisions for the delimitation of constituencies in the four North-Eastern states: Assam , Manipur , Nagaland , and Arunachal Pradesh . Hence, statement III is correct. In the finalized delimitation order, the number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) in the Assam Legislative Assembly was increased from 8 to 9 , while seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) were increased from 16 to 19 . Hence, statement IV is correct. Additional Information Delimitation Process Specifics The final order was published on August 11, 2023 , keeping the total number of Assembly seats at 126 and Lok Sabha seats at 14 . One parliamentary seat ( Kokrajhar ) and several assembly seats in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) saw changes in reservation status or boundary adjustments to reflect demographic shifts. The delimitation aimed to ensure equitable population representation per seat across the state while respecting geographical compactness and administrative units like districts and sub-divisions . Unlike the rest of India where the Delimitation Commission Act, 2002 was used for the 2002-2008 exercise, the North-Eastern states were deferred and later brought under the purview of the Election Commission via the Representation of the People Act, 1950 .