India’s Census delay and the problem of unequal representation
This opinion was published in The Indian Express on September 17, 2025.
About the Authors
Anshul Dalmia was a Research Fellow with the Charkha Team (Centre for Constitutional Law). He recently graduated in 2024 from the University of Oxford with the Bachelor of Civil Law degree as a KC Mahindra Scholar wherein he received the Oxford Law Faculty Prize for the course on 'Constitutionalism in Asia'. He has also completed his undergraduate degree (BA LLB (Hons.)) from the WB National University of Juridical Sciences in 2017 as a gold medallist (Rank 1) in the year 2022.
Mayuri is a Milon K Banerji Senior Resident Fellow at Charkha, Vidhi’s Constitutional Law Centre. Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D from Gujarat National Law University. She obtained her LL.M in Constitutional and Administrative law from Gujarat National Law University in 2017 with a R B Mehta Gold Medal. She graduated with a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Amity Law School, Lucknow in 2016. Her area of interest includes constitutional law with current research focus on areas of federalism and local government. She regularly writes research papers for various journals, national & international seminars, conferences, etc. Prior to joining Vidhi, she worked as an Assistant Professor of Law.