Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Notes
J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 • J&K state has been divided into 2 UTs: J&K and Laddakh in August 2019. • Article 370 was scrapped • Act is being legally challenged in SC J&K Delimitation Exercise • Being executed by J&K Delimitation Commission: • Headed by former SC judge Ranjana Prakash Desai • Ex-officio members are 1. Election commissioner Sushil Chandra 2. J&K state election commissioner K.K. Sharma • Parliamentarians who are associate members: 1. Farooq Abdullah (NC) 2. Hasnain Masoodi (NC) 3. Akbar Lone (NC) 4. Jugal Kishore Sharma (BJP) 5. Jitendra Singh (Union Minister • National Conference (NC) is the associate member of the Commission along with BJP. • The Commission is due to submit its report to Union Home Ministry in March 2022. • Purpose of Commis