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opulation, geography and communication facilities base for demarcation The exercise is not just counting, setting assembly boundaries is a complex issue, the commission's report will be made public Summing up its four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, the Boundary Commission has said that the exercise of redefining the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies is not just a matter of counting but a "very complex issue". Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that population would be the basic criterion for demarcation but the geography, topography and communication facilities of different areas would be kept in view throughout the process. Ranjana Prakash Desai, the female head of the delimitation commission, said that she assured that the process of demarcation of assembly constituencies would be transparent in nature and there should be no worries and suspicions in it. The delimitation will be in accordance with the 2011 census and every class will be taken care of. He clarified that only those who want to be involved in the process can be consulted. The Commission assured that the delimitation process will be very transparent. It will be completed and its draft will be kept in the public domain for objections and questions, after which the fellow members of the Commission will also be consulted to prepare the final draft. The classes will be represented in the new assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a joint press conference in Jammu, Ranjana Prakash Desai, Chairperson of the Commission and Sushil Chandra, Chief Election Commissioner said that during its four-day stay in Jammu and Kashmir, the Commission held separate meetings with 290C and non-political groups and delegations in Srinagar, Pahalgam, Kishtwar and Jammu. He said that we are satisfied with the fact that during our visit we got good public and political support and people from far flung areas came to visit us and put their point of view before us. Listen with your forehead. However, he clarified that demarcation of Assembly constituencies is not just a matter of accountability but a very complex issue. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that 20 District Election Officers of Jammu and Kashmir have provided us all necessary and available details regarding Assembly constituencies under Census 2011. He said that under the 2001 census, there were 12 districts in Jammu and Kashmir, which increased to 20 under the 2011 census. According to the 2001 census, the number of tehsils increased from 58 to 27 under the 2011 census. He said that we have observed and felt that people are facing a lot of problems due to the large number of Patwar constituencies here. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that he had not only met the leaders of political parties but also groups of civil society, lawyers, tribals, Meetings were also held with the representatives of local bodies and NGOs. He said that we are very happy to see great participation in this process. Sushil Chandra said that he would say that 1995 Difficult areas were not recognized in the earlier demarcation. Sushil Chandra said that population would be the basic criterion for demarcation but throughout the process, geography, topography and communication facilities of different areas would be given priority. He said that this was the first time that seats had been allotted for the tribal community. He tried to reassure that the demarcation would be done in a neutral and transparent manner. Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir 1963, 1973 And limited to 1995. The last delimitation was done by Justice (Retd) K. K. Gupta's Commission when he was the President of Jammu and Kashmir. The state had no census in 1991 and no delimitation commission was constituted by the then state government after the 2001 census as the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly passed a law to freeze the fresh delimitation of assembly seats by 2020. Had passed "We will keep the 2011 census in mind," said Chandra. According to the delimitation act, we have to do the latest census available. He added that the act guarantees adequate representation in the SC and ST categories. In response to a question, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged that delimitation was already a planned exercise and The final report was already ready, said Ranjana Prakash Desai, the female head of the commission. She assured that the delimitation of assembly constituencies would be transparent in nature and should not contain any concerns or suspicions. Asked how he would consider the PDP president's decision to boycott the meeting with the commission, the head of the commission said, "We can only talk to those who want to take part in the process." Do not want to meet, they can choose their own. Regarding when the commission will be able to prepare the final report, Sushil Chandra said that he has received the opinion and it will be drafted and put in the public domain. He said that we will also consult the fellow members of the commission on their views after which a final draft will be prepared and the same will be put in the public domain for objections and questions. The delegation arrived in Srinagar on the first leg of a four-day visit on July 6 and after a two-day stay in Kashmir, the members of the commission spent two days in Jammu province and left for New Delhi on Friday after completing their four-day visit.