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The 15th Lok Sabha will have 11 more reserved seats for the Scheduled Castes and ScheduledTribes. The number of total seats, however, will remain 543.

The number of constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes has increased from 79 to 84 after thedelimitation of the constituencies.

Likewise, the number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes has increased from 41 to 47.

How often does the Commission examine the boundaries?

The constituency boundaries are examined after the ten-yearly census to reflect the changes inpopulation.

So has the Commission been redrawing the parliamentary constituencies every decade?

No. The government suspended delimitation in 1976 until after the 2001 census so that states' familyplanning programmes would not affect their political representation in the Lok Sabha. This has led towide discrepancies in the size of constituencies, with the largest having over three million electors, andthe smallest less than 50,000.

So a new Delimitation Commission is processing the constituencies these days?Yes. The government set up a Commission in 2002 under the chairmanship of retired Supreme CourtJustice Kuldip Singh. The redrawing of the constituencies as per the 2001 census is underway thesedays.

Is the current general election being held according to the old delimitation of constituencies?

Yes.

Which are India's five biggest constituencies voters-wise?

Outer Delhi is the largest with 3,103,525 voters. It has 2,500 colonies and 182 villages, 21 assemblysegments and 42 corporation seats

Thane in Maharashtra -- 2,832,514 voters. It has 13 assembly segments.East Delhi : With a voter strength of 2,473,271, a mini-India.

Kanakapura : The constituency in Karnataka has roughly 2,402,692 voters.

Chennai North : The constituency has 2,041,341 voters

Which are the five smallest constituencies voters-wise?

Lakshwadeep : It consists of 27 islands and just 37,619 voters.

Daman and Diu : The second smallest parliamentary constituency is a Union Territory. It has 72,216voters.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli : It has an electorate numbering 98,376. Located between Gujarat andMaharashtra, it is a Union Territory gifted with lush scenic beauty

Ladakh : It has 143,719 voters with four assembly segments -- Leh, Nubra, Kargil and Zanskar.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands It is a Union Territory with 247,384 voters

Which are the top five area-wise constituencies?

Ladakh (173,266 sq km), Barmer (71,601 sq km), Kutch (41,644 sq km), Arunachal West (40,572 sqkm) and Arunachal East (39,749 sq km).

Which are the smallest five area-wise constituencies?

Delhi Sadar (28 sq km), Mumbai] South Central (18 sq km), Mumbai South (13 sq km), Calcutta North

West (13 sq km) and Chandni Chowk (10 sq km).