THE MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ): Mr. Deputy  Chairman, Sir, I move: "That the Bill further to amend the Delimitation Act, 2002, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration."I also move: * That the Bill f..

THE MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ): Mr. Deputy  Chairman, Sir, I move: "That the Bill further to amend the Delimitation Act, 2002, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration."I also move: * That the Bill further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. Sir, the Delimitation (Amendment) Bill, 2008 proposes to replace the Delimitation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008. The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2008 proposes to amend the relevant provisions of the First Schedule and the Second Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 to reflect the changes in reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes as contained in the delimitation orders made by the Delimitation Commission. It will enable the Election Commission to revise the electoral rolls as per new delimitation of constituencies for future elections. As the hon. Members are aware, in 2002, the Delimitation Commission was set up to readjust the division of each State and Union Territory into territorial constituencies for the purpose of elections to the House of the People and to the State Legislative Assemblies on the basis of 2001 Census. The Delimitation Commission has since completed the delimitation work in respect of the 25 States/union territories