Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay has written to Prime Minister Modi, asking him to consider the resolution passed in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly regarding constituency delimitation and to carry out the necessary constitutional amendment accordingly.
In that letter, “I would like to bring to your attention the discussions held in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on the issues of delimitation of parliamentary and state assembly constituencies and providing 33 percent reservation for women. In this regard, a resolution was passed in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 12.8.2026.
In that resolution, I urge the Central Government to undertake the necessary constitutional amendments to keep the current total number of members in the Lok Sabha unchanged and permanently maintain it at the same level, to preserve the current parliamentary representation of the states (that is, to continue the existing proportional distribution among the states / Union Territories as it is), to maintain the ratio between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha (2.2:1), and to implement 33 percent reservation for women from the upcoming parliamentary elections itself, based on the current strength of 543 members.
Moreover, this resolution was passed against the backdrop of the proposed constitutional amendment to determine the number of Lok Sabha constituencies and their distribution on the basis of the census.
It was discussed in the Legislative Assembly that if delimitation is carried out after the census in accordance with Article 81(2)(a) of the Constitution, the southern Indian states would stand to lose a significant number of their parliamentary constituencies, just as Tamil Nadu’s parliamentary constituencies were reduced from 41 to 39 in 1967.
Furthermore, for the southern Indian states that have effectively implemented population control programs, achieved strong economic growth, and carried out exemplary health and public welfare programs, any delimitation based on the post-1971 population that alters the current number of constituencies would amount to a grave injustice.
The resolution emphasizes the following:-
(i) The total number of members in the Lok Sabha should be permanently fixed at 543.
(ii) The current number of Lok Sabha constituencies allotted to the States should be permanently fixed at the present level. In other words, the existing pattern of seat allocation among the States should continue.
(iii) The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly urges that the Union Government should ensure that women receive the benefit of one-third (1/3) reservation in the forthcoming general elections to the Lok Sabha and in the subsequent general elections to the State Legislative Assemblies.
Furthermore, I have attached a copy of the resolution passed in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. I kindly request you to consider this resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and undertake the necessary constitutional amendments in this regard,” Chief Minister Vijay said in that letter.
