Write a short note on the formation of electoral constituencies in India.

The main features of the basis on which electoral constituencies are formed are as
given below:
(i) In India, an area based system of representation is followed.
(ii) The country is divided into different areas for the purpose of elections. These areas are called electoral constituencies. For example, for Lok Sabha elections, there are 543 electoral constituencies in the country.
(iii) Voters of each constituency elect one representative and in case called of Lok sabha he is called Member of parliament.
(iv) Every adult citizen has one vote and each vote has equal value. That is why our constitution requires that each constituency should have a roughly equal population living within it.
(v) The same principle, as mentioned above, is used for Assembly constituencies, Panchayat and Municipal elections. A member of the Assembly is called the Member Legislative Assembly or an MLA.
(vi) sometimes ‘constituencies’ are called seats because each constituency represents one seat in Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly.