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Debate on delimitation is back in focus
The New Indian Express Jeypore
|May 27, 2026
THE contentious issue of delimitation has arisen again after the Union Home Ministry published the latest round of the Sample Registration System (SRS) Bulletin.
The sample data shows a widening population gap between southern and northern states.
According to the SRS Bulletin 2024, Kerala recorded the lowest birth rate—defined as number of births per 1,000 persons—among major states at 11.1, followed by Tamil Nadu at 11.6, Andhra Pradesh at 14.3, Karnataka at 14.9, and Telangana at 15.7. In contrast, Bihar recorded the highest birth rate at 26.8, followed by Uttar Pradesh at 23.5, Rajasthan at 22.8, Madhya Pradesh at 22.5, Chhattisgarh at 22.2, and Jharkhand at 21.5.
This story is from the May 27, 2026 edition of The New Indian Express Jeypore.
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