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(a) 1976 सालच्या एका घटनादुरुस्तीद्वारे मतदार संघांची पुनर्रचना 2001 च्या जनगणनेपर्यंत तहकूब करण्यात आली.
(b) परिसिमन आयोगाद्वारे 2003 मध्ये निर्धारित करण्यात आलेल्या मतदार संघांमध्ये 2004 सालच्या सार्वत्रिक निवडणूका पार पडल्या.
पर्याय उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option C (Statement (b) is incorrect).

Key Points:
• Statement (a) Analysis: Under the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976, the readjustment and delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies was frozen until the first census after the year 2000 (i.e. the 2001 census). Statement (a) is correct.
• Statement (b) Analysis: The Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Kuldip Singh was constituted under the Delimitation Act, 2002. Its delimitation orders were officially notified and given effect only in February 2008. Consequently, the 2004 General Elections were conducted on the old 1971-delimited boundaries, not the new ones. Statement (b) is incorrect.
• First New Delimitation Election: The 2009 General Elections were the first national elections conducted under the newly delimited constituencies.
• Key Takeaway: The 42nd Amendment froze delimitation until 2001; new delimitation recommendations took effect in 2008, after the 2004 elections.