Delimitation of Constituencies
The Election commission has informed that under provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 which came into force on 2nd June, 2014, a new State of Telangana comprising areas of 1-10 districts (except a part of Khammam District which has been retained in the State of Andhra Pradesh) was created. Accordingly, the areas of remaining 13 Districts (11-23) of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and a part of Khammam District remained in the existing State of Andhra Pradesh under section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014. Further, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2015, the extent of 53-Rampachodavaram (ST) and 67-Polavaram (ST) Assembly Constituencies of the State of Andhra Pradesh and 110-Pinapaka (ST), 118-Aswaraopeta (ST) and 119-Bhadrachalam (ST) Assembly constituencies falling in the State of Telangana have been modified Vide Presidential order dated 22nd April, 2015.
The Election commission has further stated that as a result of the above modifications, no part of any Parliamentary or Assembly constituency of one State falls into the other State.
This information was given by Union Minister of Ministry of Law & Justice, Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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