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Section 13: Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies.

The Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956Central Act · Act 40 of 1956

The number of seats in the House of the People allotted to Bihar and to West Bengal and the number of seats assigned to the Legislative Assembly of each of those States by order of the delimitation Commission under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1952 (1 of 1952), shall be modified as follows:—

Number of seats in the House of the People

Number of seats in the Legislative Assembly

Bihar . . . . . . . . 53 318

West Bengal . . . . . . 36 252

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ActThe Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956
Section13
Marginal noteAllocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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