Article 82 of the Indian Constitution empowers the Delimitation Commission to redraw electoral boundaries.

The primary objective of the Delimitation Commission when redrawing electoral boundaries is to ensure equal representation of voters in each constituency, that each constituency has a compact and contiguous geographical area, and that each constituency has a similar population size.

The Delimitation Commission is constituted every 10 years.

The President of India appoints the members of the Delimitation Commission.

There are 5 members in the Delimitation Commission.

The term of office of the Delimitation Commission is 2 years.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of Lok Sabha constituencies (80).

Sikkim has the smallest number of Lok Sabha constituencies (1).

There are 543 Lok Sabha constituencies in India.

There are 245 Rajya Sabha seats in India.

Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of Rajya Sabha seats (31).

Sikkim has the smallest number of Rajya Sabha seats (1).

The term of office of a Rajya Sabha member is 6 years.

There are 5 members in the Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir.

The term of office of the Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir is 2 years.