Representation of the People Act,1950
Act No : 43
Section :
Total number of seats in legislative Assemblies and assemblyconstituencies.
1[7.(1)Total number of seats in legislative Assemblies and assembly constituencies. 2[Subject to the provisions of 3[sub-sections (1A) ,(1B) and (1C)] the total number of seats] in the Legislative Assembly of each State specified in the Second Schedule, to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from assembly constituencies, and the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for the Scheduled Tribes of the State, shall be as shown in that Schedule: Provided that for the period referred to in clause (2) of article 371A, the total number of seats allotted to the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nagaland shall be 4[fifty-two], of which- (a) 5[twelve seats] shall be allocated to the Tuensang district and shall be filled by persons chosen by the members of the regional council, referred to in that article, from amongst themselves in such manner as the Governor, after consulting that council may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, and (b) the remaining forty seats shall be filled by persons chosen by direct election from assembly constituencies in the rest of the State. 6.[(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim, to be constituted at any time after the commencement of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1980 (8 of 1980), to be filled by persons --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 47 of 1966 s. 14, for s. 7 (w.e.f 14-12-1966) Original ss. 3 and 9 were rep). by Act 2 of 1956, s. 5 and the Adaption of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, respectively. 2 subs. by Act 8 of 1980 s. 2. for "The total number of seats" (w.e.f. 1-9-1979). 3 Subs. by Act 38 of 1992, s.2, for sub-section (1A) (w.e.f 5-12-1992). 4 subs. by Act 61 of 1968 s. 4. for "forty-six" ((w.e.f.31-12-1968). 5 Subs. by s. 4 ibid.- for "six seats" (w.e.f. 31-12-1968). 6 Ins. by Act 8 of 1980. s,2 (w.e.f.1-9-1976). --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Chosen by direct election from assembly constituencies shall be thirty- two of which-- (a) twelve seats shall be reserved for Sikkimese of Bhutia- Lepcha origin ; (b) two seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes of that State ; and (c) one seat shall be reserved for the Sanghas referred to in section 25A. Explanation.-In this sub-section "Bhutia" includes Chumbipa Dopthapa, Dukpa, Kagatey, Sherpa, Tibetan, Tromopa and Yolmo.] 1[(1B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), in the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland, to be constituted at any time after the commencement of the Representation of the People (Third Amendment) Act, 1987 (40 of 1947),- (a) thirty-nine seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly -of the State of Arunachal Pradesh; (b) fifty-five seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Meghalaya; (c) thirty-nine seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizoram; and (d) fifty-nine seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nagaland.] 2[(1C)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub (1), twenty seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tripura to be constituted at any time after the commencement of the Representation of -the People (Amendment) Act, 1992 (38 of 1992).] (2) Every assembly constituency referred to 3[in sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A)] shall be a single-member constituency. 4[(3) 5[The extent of each assembly constituency in all the States and Union territories except the assembly constituencies in the State of Sikkim and] 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 6[(76 of 1972) the extent of each assembly constituency in the State of Sikkim shall be as provided for in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order,1976, as amended by section 4 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1980 (8 of 1980)] 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 (20 of 1963).] 77A.(1)Total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly constituencies. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim [deemed under the Constitution (Thirty-six Amendment) Act, 1975 to be the Legislative Assembly of that State duly constituted], the total number of seats to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from Assembly constituencies shall be 32. (2) Every Assembly constituency referred to in sub-section (1) shall be a single-member constituency. (3) In the Legislative Assembly so deemed to be duly constituted, the extent of each constituency and the reservation of seats shall be as --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ins. by Act 40 of 1987 s.2 (w.e.f. 22-9-1987). 2 Ins. by Act 38 of 1982, s. 2(w.e.f. 5-12-1992). 3 Subs. by Act 8 of 1980, s.2 (w.e.f. 1-9-1979). 4 Subs. by Act 88 of 1976, s.3, for sub-section(3). 5 Subs. by Act 8 of 1980. s. 2. for certain words (w.e.f. 1-9-1979). 6 Ins. by s. 2, ibid. (W.e.f. 1-9-1979). 7 Ins. by Act 10 of 1976, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 9-9-1975). --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 provided for immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act,1975.] THE DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER
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