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Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Resolution to Freeze Lok Sabha Seats:

Published on 17 Aug 2026

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution urging the Union Government to retain the total number of Lok Sabha seats at the present 543 during future delimitation exercises in order to protect the representation of States.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, enclosing a copy of the resolution moved by him and adopted by the Assembly on August 12. The resolution urged the Centre to amend the Constitution to freeze the number of Lok Sabha seats at 543 and maintain the existing proportion of inter-State distribution of seats.
The resolution also called for the implementation of 33% reservation for women from the upcoming Lok Sabha election on the basis of the existing strength of 543 seats and subsequently in Assembly elections, Mr. Vijay pointed out.

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