V.K. Sharma, J. (Oral) The exercise connected with delimitation of assembly constituencies in the State of Himachal Pradesh was carried out by respondent No. 2-Delimitation Commission, based on 2001 census, pursuant to Notification dated 27th March, 2006, Annexure P-5.

2.The grievance raised by the petitioners relates to delimitation of Assembly Constituency, Theog, District Shimla. According to the petitioners, the erstwhile Assembly Constituency, Theog, has been reconstituted in such a fashion that substantial parts thereof have been merged with adjoining Constituencies of Chopal and Kasumpti in District Shimla and to make good the shortfall, a sizeable portion of erstwhile Kumarsain Assembly Constituency has been merged with the newly carved out Assembly Constituency, Theog.

3.To elaborate, the petitioners are concerned about exclusion of Kanungo Circle Deha of Tehsil Theog from Theog Assembly Constituency and inclusion thereof in Chopal Assembly Constituency and exclusion of Patwar Circles Dharech, Cheog and Fagu of Kanungo Circle Dhamanderi of Tehsil Theog from Theog Assembly Constituency and inclusion thereof in Kasumpti Assembly Constituency. According to the petitio