NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday held its first discussion on the issue of delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. While it is yet to take a call on the matter, EC is of the view that an official communication from the home ministry would begin the delimitation process. EC considered precedents where similar reorganisations were effected after the creation of new states such as Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and more recently Telangana in 2014. According to the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, the number of assembly seats in the Union Territory of J&K will increase from 107 to 114, with due reservations for SCs/STs, after the delimitation. Ladakh will be an Union Territory without an assembly.