On August 11, the Election Commission released a report on the division of areas for voting in Assam. They kept the same number of areas for the Assembly and Parliament as before. The Election Commission also changed the names of one parliamentary and 19 Assembly areas. They also set aside 19 Assembly and two Lok Sabha areas specifically for the STs. One Lok Sabha and nine Assembly constituencies were specifically kept aside for the SCs. The report was finalized after considering over 1,200 representations. The panel addressed 45% of the suggestions and objections received. All Assembly and parliamentary constituencies in the state were redrawn according to the 2001 Census. “The only data used for this purpose is the Census numbers from 200. ” Some parliamentary and Assembly constituencies have been given “paired names” like Darrang-Udalgiri (parliamentary constituency), Hajo-Sualkuchi, Boko-Chaygaon, Nagaon-Batadraba, Bhowanipur-Sorbhog and Algapur-Katlichera. This was done because the public requested it, according to the poll panel. The number of SC Assembly seats has increased from eight to nine and the number of ST Assembly seats has increased from 16 to 19. There are now more areas in Bodoland with people who can vote for representatives. The number of voting areas has increased from 11 to 15. Please rewrite the text in simpler words.
