Rival parties on Thursday tentatively agreed on a bill aimed at redefining electoral districts ahead of the April 10 general elections, as the People Power Party(PPP) floor leader Yun Jae-ok and Democratic Party(DP) floor leader Hong Ihk-pyo reached an agreement at a meeting presided over by National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo.

The rival parties earlier agreed to maintain the current ten seats in the North Jeolla Province constituency by reducing the number of proportional representation seats by one to 46.

The two sides also tentatively agreed not to create 'Sokcho, Cheorwon, Hwacheon, Yanggu, Inje, and Goseong' constituencies in Gangwon, which are eight times the area of Seoul and the 'Pocheon, Yeoncheon, Gapyeong' constituencies, which are four times the area of Seoul, in northern Gyeonggi Province.

The main opposition DP's push to unite and divide some of the districts in Busan was rejected by the ruling PPP.

The redistricting bill will be put to a vote later in the afternoon and it comes just 41 days before the April 10 general election.