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Section 24: Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assembly.

The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966Central Act · Act 31 of 1966

(1) The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Haryana to be constituted at any time after the appointed day, to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, shall be eighty-one of which fifteen seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

(2) The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Punjab to be constituted at any time after the appointed day, to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, shall be one hundred and four of which twenty-three seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

(3) The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh to be constituted at any time after the appointed day, to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, shall be sixty of which fourteen seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and three seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.

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ActThe Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
Section24
Marginal noteAllocation of seats in the Legislative Assembly.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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