REGISTERED No. D (D)-72 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 130] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1976/BHADRA 12,1898 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 3rd September, 1976/Bhadra 12, 1898 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 2nd September, 1976, and is hereby published for general information: — THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976 No. 88 OF 1976 [2nd September, 1976] An Act further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: —
1. This Act may be called the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1979. Short title.
2. For sub-section (5) of section 4 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: — 48 of 1950. Amendment of section 4. " (5) Save as provided in sub-section (4), the extent of all parliamentary constituencies except the parliamentary constituencies in the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh shall be as determined by the orders of the Delimitation Commission made under the provisions of the Delimitation Act, 1972 and the extent of the parliamentary constituencies in the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh shall be as determined by the order of the Election Commission under the provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.". 76 of 1972. 20 of 1963,
3. For sub-section (.3) of section 7 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: — "(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 7A, the extent of each assembly constituency in all the States and Union Amendment of section 7. C " 3 5 ) I I 3 6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— territories except the assembly constituencies in the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh shall be as determined by the orders of tne Delimitation Commission made under the provisions of the Delimitation Act, 1972 and the extent of each assembly constituency in the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh shall be as determined by the order of the Election Commission made under the provisions of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.". 76 of 1972. 20 of 1963.
4. In section 8 of the principal Act,— Amendment of section 8. (i) in sub-section (1), for the words and figures "the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1966", the words and figures "the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976" shall be substituted;
(ii) after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be Inserted, namely: — "(3) The consolidation under sub-section (1) of the orders referred to in sub-section (5) of section 4 or, as the case may be, sub-section (3) of section 7 shall not, as provided In sub-section
(5) of section 10 of the Delimitation Act, 1972, affect the representation in, and the territorial constituencies of, the House oi the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State existing on the date of publication in the Gazette of India of any such order or orders as may be relevant.". 78 of 1973.
5. In clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 9 of the principal Act, for the words and figures "the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1966", the words and figures "the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1966, or, as the case may be, the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976" shall be substituted. Amendment of section 9.
6. For sub-section (3) of section 28 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: — t;(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as rnay be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successivs sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the ruls shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.". Amendment of section
28.
7. For the First Schedule and the Second Schedule to the principal Act, the following Schedules shall be substituted, namely: — Substitution of new Schedules for the First Schedule and the Second Schedule. SEC. 11 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 1137 "THE FIRST SCHEDULE (See section 3) Allocation 0/ seats in the House of the People Name of tto: State/Union territorv
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19. 2 0 . 2 1 . "•2. I I. STATES : Andhra Pradesh Ass«rr Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jamrnu and Kashmir , Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manlpur Meghalaya Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Number of seats in the House as constituted on 1-1-1973 Total 2 41 14 53 U 9 4 6 27 Reserved for the Scheduled Castes S 6 1 7 2 2 1 •• 4 19 2 37 45 2 ? I 2 0 13 23 39 2 85 40 5 3 •• •• 3 3 4 7 IS 8 i Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 4 % 2 5 3 .- -• * • . . 8 3 1 2 • • 5 3 1 2 Number of seats in the House as subsequently constituted Total Reserved Reserved for the for the * Scheduled Scheduled Castes Tribes 5 42 14 54 26 1 0 4 6 2 8 23 40 48 a 2 t 2 1 13 15 1 39 2 85 42 6 6 1 8 2 s 1 • • 4 2 5 3 • • -• . . 3 3 4 . . 7 iS R r s 3 5 4 .. • . • • 8 3 1 5 t * 3 # . - . 1 2 1138 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— Name of the State/Union Number of seats in the House territory as constituted on 1-1-1973
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8. 9- 1 Total 2 II. UNION TERRITORIES i Andamm and Nicobar Islands Aranachal Pradesh Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Havcli Delhi Goa, Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Mizoram Pondiqhcrry , TOTAL 1 1 1 1 7 J I I 1 $22 Reserved Reserved for the for the Scheduled Scheduled Castes Tribes 3 1 T . 11 4 •;. 1 1 1 • t 41 Number of seats In the House aS subsequently constituted Total 3 1 2 1 1 7 a 1 I ; Reserved for the Scheduled Castes 6 1 542 78 Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 7 1 , . - • 38 THE SECOND SCHEDULE (See sections 7 and 7A) Total number of seats in the Legislative Assemblies Name of the State/ Unioi territory 1 I. STATES : t. Andhra Pradesh a. Assam
3. Bihar Nu ~>ber of seats in the Legislative Assembly as constituted on 1-1-1973 Total 2 287 114 318 Reserved for the Scheduled Castes 3 40 8 45 Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 4 l i 1 0 29 Number of seats in the Legislative Assembly as subsequently constituted Total Reserved for the Scheduled Castes 5 294 126 324 6 39 8 46 —1 Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 7 I I 16 3S Sic. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 1139 Name of the State/Union territory A- 5-
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19. 3 0 . 3 1 . XI- i Gujarat Harjtana t Himadhal Pradesh . Jammu and Kashmir* Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Nagaland Orieea Punjab Rajasthan Sfldrim Tamil Nadu Tripura Utter Pradesh West Bengal . Number of seats in 'the ' Legislative Assembly as constituted on 1-1-1973 Total 2 168 81 68 216 133 296 270 60 60 52 140 104 184 •• 234 60 425 280 Reserved for the Scheduled Castes 3 1 1 15 16 29 1 1 39 15 1 • • 2 2 23 3 i •• 42 6 89 55 —'—"—'—*—\ Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 4 2 2 • • 3 2 2 61 16 19 • • 34 2 1 • • 2 19 •• 16 Number of seats in the Legislative Assembly aa subsequently constituted Total Reserved for the Scheduled CHStes 5 183 90 68 2 2 4 140 3 2 0 288 60 60 60 147 117 2 0 0 3 3 234 6 0 425 294 6 n 17 15 29 1 2 42 17 1 • • 22 29 32 1 4a 7 59 -—•—1 Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 7 35 •• 3 2 2 64 17 X • * • • 34 • • : • • 2 17 1 17 •Under the Constitution of Jaramu and Kashmir, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of that State excluding the 24 scats earmarked for Pakistan-occupied territory is 76 out of which 6 seats have been reserved for the Scheduled Castes in pursuance of the Jammu .and Kashmir Representation of the People Act, 1957. ••Reserved for Sanghas. H4d THE GAZETTE Of INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 1] Name of the State/Union territory i .
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3. 4- i Number of seats in the Legislative Assembly as constituted on i-1-1973 Total 2 H. UNION TERRITORIES : Arunachal Pradesh Goa3 Daman and Diu Mizoram . , Pondlcherry 3° 30 30 Reserved for the Scheduled Castes 3 •• •• 5 Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 4 •• Number of scats in the Legislative Assembly as subsequently constituted Total 5 3o 30 30 3^ Reserved for the Scheduled CasteB 6 5 Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 7 K. K. SUNDARAM, Svcy. to the Govt, of India, PRmTEP BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1976