Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Chidambaram Backs 25-Year Freeze on Lok Sabha Seats
P. Chidambaram supports keeping the Lok Sabha at 543 seats.
He also supports keeping Tamil Nadu’s 39 constituencies unchanged.
He said three groups have taken the same position.
These groups are the Lok Sabha delimitation process, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and the Congress Working Committee.
The Congress party wants the current numbers to continue for 25 years.
This means it does not want the total number of Lok Sabha seats changed during that period.
It also does not want Tamil Nadu’s number of constituencies changed.
Chidambaram shared this position in a post on X.
P. Chidambaram endorsed retaining the Lok Sabha’s 543 seats for 25 years.
The proposal would also preserve Tamil Nadu’s 39 Lok Sabha constituencies.
Chidambaram said the delimitation stance matches a Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution.
He also said the Congress Working Committee has adopted the same position.
The Congress party’s stated position is to prevent changes to the current seat totals for 25 years.
- Who
- P. Chidambaram and the Congress party.
- What
- Support for keeping the Lok Sabha at 543 seats and Tamil Nadu at 39 constituencies for 25 years.
- Where
- The proposal concerns the Lok Sabha and Tamil Nadu’s constituencies.
- Why
- The Congress party’s stated position is to preserve the current seat numbers for 25 years.
- Lok Sabha seats
- 543
- Tamil Nadu constituencies
- 39
- Proposed duration
- 25 years
- Endorsed by
- P. Chidambaram
- Congress position
- No change to the Lok Sabha’s total seats or Tamil Nadu’s 39 constituencies
- Statement platform
- X
- Related resolutions
- Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and Congress Working Committee resolutions