Srinagar, May 05 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission that was mandated to redraw boundaries of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies is likely to submit its final draft report today, reports said here on Thursday.
Reports reaching Kashmir News Service (KNS) said that the commission is expected to submit its final draft report today after it will meet Election Commission office at New Delhi at 11 am today.
The Commission is headed by Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai, while Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and the state Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir are also members of the panel.
The panel was set up in March 2020. It was granted a one-year extension last year. In February, it was given a two-month extension to complete its task. Its term was to otherwise end on March 6.
Reports said that the panel would make public its 'award' detailing the number of constituencies and their size by bringing out a gazette notification after the report is submitted to the government and the gazette notification is likely to be issued today itself.
They said that while the report will be a much more detailed document, the award will deal with basic details such as the number of constituencies and their size.
The commission has proposed increasing the number of seats in the UT from 83 to 90 and the completion of exercise will pave the way for holding of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. (KNS)