01124nam a22001337a 4500 533796 533796 260624b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Narayan, Kishan and Pradeep, Anagha 61324 The Frozen constituency: Delayed delimitation and denied representation of SCs and STs Economic & Political Weekly 61(23), Jun 6, 2026: p.42-47 The Indian Constitution’s promise of proportional political representation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been systematically undermined by the delimitation freeze imposed in 1976. Our analysis, drawing on census data, population projections, and counterfactual modelling, quantifies a staggering representation deficit. A mere unfreezing of the process is insufficient. A legitimate redressal requires a two-pronged approach: implementing a one-time corrective to bridge the historical SC/ST representation gap and reformulating Parliament to address federal concerns. – Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/23/perspectives/frozen-constituency.html Economic & Political Weekly AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 408976 IIPA IIPA 2026-06-24 61(23), Jun 6, 2026: p.42-47 AR139258 2026-06-24 AR