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DMK Leads Opposition to Proposed Increase in Lok Sabha Seats

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Chennai, April 15 (IANS) The DMK in Tamil Nadu has emerged at the forefront of opposition to the Union government’s proposed delimitation exercise, which seeks to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats based on population growth, triggering concerns across southern states.The current strength of the Lok Sabha stands at 543 members, based on the 1971 Census when India’s population was around 550 million.With the population now exceeding 1.4 billion, the Centre is planning to expand parliament…