How many Lok Sabha seats would Chandigarh have after delimitation?
Chandigarh has 1 Lok Sabha seat today. Under the 2026 Bill scenario it would have 2 seats (1 more seat than today); under 543 by population, 1 seat (no change from today).
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill was voted down on 17 April 2026, 298 to 230, and no Delimitation Commission exists. Last checked 14 October 2026.
The map
Chandigarh has no assembly-seat map here, so it cannot be redrawn: this page shows numbers only. The Delimitation seat simulator page keeps its real 1 seat in its maps and in the vote recount.
Seats under each scenario
| Scenario | Seats | Change | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today (543) | 1 | No change | 0.18% |
| The 2026 Bill (+50%, 815) | 2 | 1 more | 0.25% |
| 543 by population — the law as it stands | 1 | No change | 0.18% |
| No state loses (767) | 1 | No change | 0.13% |
| Chamber full (888) | 1 | No change | 0.11% |
People and electors per seat
| Scenario | People | Electors |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 12.7 lakh | 6.6 lakh |
| The 2026 Bill | 6.3 lakh | 3.3 lakh |
| 543 by population | 12.7 lakh | 6.6 lakh |
| No state loses | 12.7 lakh | 6.6 lakh |
| Chamber full | 12.7 lakh | 6.6 lakh |
People: the Registrar General’s projection for 1 March 2026. Electors: the 2024 roll. Both are divided by the number of seats.
How these numbers are made
Seats per state: in the by-population scenarios the seats are shared by the Registrar General’s projection for 1 March 2026, by largest remainder, with at least one seat each; states under six million people and all Union territories keep today’s seats, as Article 81 allows. The 2026 Bill scenario applies the government’s +50% offer: it multiplies every state’s and territory’s seats by 1.5; where that leaves a half, the halves are settled by largest remainder, within the states and within the Union territories separately.
Everything here is a simulation on today’s data: not a prediction of what Parliament will decide, not the Commission’s work, and not a forecast for any party.