The Representation of the People Act, 1950
Central Act · Act 43 of 195046 provisions7 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide the allocation of seats in, and the delimitation of constituencies for the purpose of election to, the House of the People and the Legislatures of States, the qualifications of voters at such elections, the preparation of electoral rolls, the manner of filling seats in the Council of States to be filled by representatives of Union territories, and matters connected therewith. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 43 of 1950 |
| Year | 1950 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 46 |
| Subjects | constitutional |
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- Section 1 Short title.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Allocation of seats in the House of the People.1 citing judgment
- Section 3A Repealed.
- Section 4 Filling of seats in the House of the People and Parliamentary constituencies.
- Section 7 Total number of seats in Legislative Assemblies and Assembly Constituencies.1 citing judgment
- Section 7A Total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly Constituencies.
- Section 8 Consolidation of delimitation orders.2 citing judgments
- Section 8A Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in the States of Arunachal Pardesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland.
- Section 9 Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Order up-to-date1 citing judgment
- Section 9A Omitted.
- Section 10 Allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils.
- Section 11 Delimitation of Council constituencies.
- Section 12 Power to alter or amend orders.
- Section 13 Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies
- Section 13A Chief electoral officers
- Section 13AA District election officers.
- Section 13B Electoral registration officers
- Section 13C Assistant electoral registration officers
- Section 13CC Chief Electoral Officers, District Election Officers, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission.
- Section 13D Electoral rolls for Parliamentary constituencies.
- Section 14 Definitions
- Section 15 Electoral roll for every constituency.
- Section 16 Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll.2 citing judgments
- Section 17 No person to be registered in more than one constituency.
- Section 18 No person to be registered more than once in any constituency.
- Section 19 Conditions of registration
- Section 20 Meaning of “ordinarily resident”
- Section 20A Special provisions for citizens of India residing outside India.
- Section 21 Preparation and revision of electoral rolls.
- Section 22 Correction of entries in electoral rolls.
- Section 23 Inclusion of names in electoral rolls.
- Section 24 Appeals.
- Section 25 Fee for applications and appeals
- Section 25A Conditions of registration as elector in Sangha constituency in Sikkim.
- Section 27 Preparation of electoral rolls for Council Constituencies.
- Section 27-I Omitted.
- Section 27A Constitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.
- Section 27G Termination of membership of electoral college for certain disqualifications.
- Section 27H Manner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.
- Section 27J Powers of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein.
- Section 28 Power to make rules.
- Section 29 Staff of local authorities to be made available.
- Section 30 Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.
- Section 31 Making false declarations.
- Section 32 Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation, etc., of electoral rolls
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