Imphal, Apr 3: The Manipur Congress has opposed any potential delimitation exercises in the state based on the 2001 census data.

The opposition party has demanded a thorough rectification of the census figures before re-demarcating electoral boundaries.

Speaking to the media, Manipur Congress Vice President Hareshwar Goswami stated, “The issue of inaccuracies in the 2001 census arose after detecting a disproportionate population growth rate in nine subdivisions across three districts of the state.”

“The growth rate was found to be over 100 percent in some subdivisions,” he added.

Goswami emphasized that while the party supports delimitation, it should be conducted using accurate census data. “Everyone knows that the 2001 census had many irregularities,” he said.

He further noted, “Most people, political parties, civil societies, and social organizations in Manipur are not opposed to the delimitation process. However, they insist it must be conducted based on a genuine census.”

On March 25, leaders of 16 political parties in Manipur held a significant meeting and urged the Central government to defer the delimitation of constituencies until 2026, when a national delimitation exercise will be undertaken using new census figures.

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