Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has strongly opposed the Indian government’s proposed delimitation exercise, warning that the state will not accept a process that he believes unfairly disadvantages southern states. Stalin argues that redrawing parliamentary constituencies purely based on population would punish states like Tamil Nadu, which have successfully implemented measures to control population growth.
“Our stance is firm—parliamentary constituencies should not be determined by population alone. Southern states that acted responsibly to curb population growth must not be penalized,” Stalin asserted in a video statement earlier this week, signaling that both Tamil Nadu and his party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), would push back against any such move.
The proposed delimitation, a constitutionally mandated process of redrawing electoral boundaries after each national Census, has sparked intense political debate. While its objective is to ensure fair representation, southern states fear that a population-based approach would shift political power disproportionately toward the more populous northern regions.