The Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a commission established by the Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act.
The main task of the commission is redrawing the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent census.
The representation from each State is not changed during this exercise. However, the number of SC and ST seats in a state are changed in accordance with the census.
The present delimitation of constituencies has been done on the basis of 2001 census under the provisions of Delimitation Act, 2002.
The Commission is a powerful and independent body whose orders cannot be challenged in any court of law.
The orders are laid before the and the respective State Legislative Assemblies. However, modifications are not permitted.