How are constituencies for Lok Sabha decided by the Election Commission?

How are constituencies for Lok Sabha decided by the Election Commission?

Answer:

  • For Lok Sabha elections, the country is divided into 543 constituencies.
  • The representative elected from each constituency is called a Member of Parliament or an MP.
  • One of the features of a democratic election is that every vote should have equal value.
    That is why, our constitution requires that each constituency should 'have a roughly equal population living within it.