घटनेच्या कलम 82 मधील सध्याच्या तरतूदी प्रमाणे, राज्या-राज्यांमधे लोकसभेच्या जागांचे समायोजन यापुढे कोणत्या वर्षा नंतर होऊ शकते ?

The correct answer is Option C (2026).

Key Points:
• Constitutional Basis: Article 82 of the Constitution mandates the readjustment of seat allocation in the Lok Sabha to the States after each census by a Delimitation Commission.
• The Delimitation Freezes: The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 originally froze the allocation of seats to States and the division of each State into territorial constituencies until the first census taken after the year 2000 (based on the 1971 Census) to incentivize population control.
• 84th Amendment Act, 2001: Extended this freeze for another 25 years, specifically stating that no readjustment of total seats allocated to States in the Lok Sabha shall take place until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2026 have been published.
• Subsequent Adjustments: The 87th Amendment Act, 2003 allowed readjustment and rationalization of internal territorial constituencies on the basis of the 2001 census, without altering the total inter-state quota.
• Key Takeaway: By the 84th Amendment (2001) to Article 82, readjustment of Lok Sabha seats among States is frozen until after the year 2026.