Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. File
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The All-party meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, the Joint Action Committee of MPs, and party representatives from southern States is underway on Wednesday (March 5, 2025) in Chennai.
Mr. Stalin, during the meeting, noted that population-based delimitation will reduce the seats of Tamil Nadu in Lok Sabha and said that the members ‘staunchly’ oppose the delimitation.
The meeting is held to discuss the issues surrounding delimitation, it has been decided to invite 40 registered political parties in the State for an all-party meeting.
Earlier, the Chief Minister wrote a letter to various political parties, urging them to voice their Opposition to the delimitation exercise. In the letter, Mr. Stalin said, “We have been taking several measures to uphold the rights of Tamil Nadu and protect the interests of the Tamil people. However, we are in a situation where we must constantly fight to secure our financial and administrative rights.”
The Chief Minister pointed out that Tamil Nadu’s success in controlling its population through family planning and women empowerment could lead to a loss of parliamentary seats.
“If the present 543 sets continue due to less population, there is a possibility of reducing our Parliament constituencies. Tamil Nadu could lose 8 seats. There won’t be 39 MPs for Tamil Nadu, only 32 MPs would be there,” Mr. Stalin added.
Mr. Stalin further explained that if the total number of Parliament constituencies is increased to 848, Tamil Nadu would “get 22 constituencies more”.
However, if the delimitation is done solely based on population, the state would only gain 10 more seats, leading to a loss of 12 seats overall.
Published – March 05, 2025 11:14 am IST
