REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950
This Act may be called the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
1[***] In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “article” means an article of the Constitution;
(b) “Assembly constituency” means a constituency provided 2[by law] for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly of a State;
(c) “Council constituency” means a constituency provided 3[by law] for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Council of a State;
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(d) “Election Commission” means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324;
(e) “order” means an order published in the Official Gazette;
(f) “parliam
The allocation of seats to the States in the House of the People and the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for the Scheduled Tribes of each State shall be shown in the First Schedule.]
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1. Subs. by Act 47 of 1966, sec. 2, for section 3 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
[Rep. by the Representation of the People Amendment) Act, 1958 (58 of 1958), sec. 3 (w.e.f. 30-12-1958).]]
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1. Ins. by Act 27 of 1951, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 5-5-1951).
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3[(2) All the seats in the House of the People allotted to the States under section 3 shall be seats to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from parliamentary constituencies in the States.]
(3) Every parliamentary constituency referred to in sub-section (2) shall be a single-member constituency.
(4) Every State to which only one seat is allotted under section 3 shall form one parliamentary constituency.
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 (76 of 1972) and the extent of the p
[Rep. by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1956 (2 of 1956), sec. 4 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).]
[Rep. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).]
(1) 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 consult
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Sikkim [deemed under the Constitution (Thirty-sixth 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 provided for immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975.]
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(1) As soon as may be, after all the orders referred to in sub-section (5) of section 4 or in sub-section (3) of section 7 relating to the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies have been made by the Delimitation Commission or, as the case may be, the Election Commission and published in the Official Gazette, the Election Commission shall, after making such amendments as appears to it to be necessary for bringing up-to-date the description of the extent of the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies as given in such orders, consolidate all such orders into one single order to be known as 1[the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976] and shall send authentic copies of that Order to the Central Government and to the Government of each State having a Legislative Assembly; and thereupon that Order shall supersede all the orders referred to in sub-section (5) of section 4 or in s
(1) The Election Commission may, from time to time, by notification published in the Gazette of India and in the Official Gazette of the State concerned,—
(a) correct any printing mistake in 1[the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1966, or, as the case may be, the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976] or any error arising therein from inadvertent slip or omission;
2[(aa) make such amendments in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for consolidating with that Order any notification or order relating to delimitation of Parliamentary or assembly constituencies (including reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in such constituencies) issued under any Cen
1[(1) As soon as may be after the coming into force of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1992 (38 of 1992), the Election Commission shall, having regard to the provisions of the Constitution and the principle specified in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Delimitation Act, 1972 (76 of 1972), determine the three assembly constituencies in the State of Tripura in which the three additional seats for Scheduled Tribes, as increased by sub-section (1C) of section 7, shall be reserved.
(2) The Election Commission shall,—
(a) publish its proposals under sub-section (1) in the Official Gazette and also in such other manner as it thinks fit;
(b) specify a date on or after which the proposals will be further considered by it;
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The Representation of the People Act, 1950 (RPA) is the foundational statute governing elections in India. It lays down procedures for the preparation and revision of electoral rolls, conduct of polls, and delimitation of constituencies. Section 9 of the Act deals with the power of the Election Commission to maintain and amend delimitation orders. Its provisions are crucial for ensuring that constituency boundaries remain current and reflect demographic changes without compromising the integrity of the electoral map.
Section 9 grants the Election Commission (EC) the authority to make amendments to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order as required. The amendment power is meant to keep delimitation orders up‑to‑date while protecting the fundamental delimitation framework.
Section 9 applies to all Parliamentary and Assembly Constituency Delimitation Orders issued under the Act. It is relevant whenever demographic or administrative changes render parts of an existing delimitation order outdated or inaccurate.
Section 9 itself does not contain any penalty for non‑compliance. The Act addresses penalties in other sections (e.g., fraudulent affidavits) but not for amendments to delimitation orders【】.
Legal Comments – Key points drawn directly from the sources, each referenced accordingly.
These comments synthesize the statutory mandate and its judicial interpretation, focusing on the precise scope and constraints of Section 9(b).
(1) As soon as may be after the coming into force of the Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Act, 1987, (38 of 1987), the Election Commission shall, having regard to the provisions of the Constitution and the principle specified in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Delimitation Act, 1972 (76 of 1972), determine the assembly constituencies in the States of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland in which seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
(2) The Election Commission shall,—
(a) publish its proposals under sub-section (1) with respect to any State in the Official Gazette and also in such other manner as it thinks fit;
(b) specify a date on or after which the proposals will be further considered by it;
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(1) The allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils of the States having such Councils shall be as shown in the Third Schedule.
(2) In the Legislative Council of each State specified in the first column of the Third Schedule, there shall be the number of seats specified in the second column thereof opposite to that State, and of those seats,—
(a) the numbers specified in the third, fourth and fifth columns shall be the numbers of seats to be filled by persons elected, respectively, by the electorates referred to in sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of clause (3) of article 171;
(b) the number specified in the sixth column shall be the number of seats to be filled by persons elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State from amongst persons who are not members o
As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the President shall, by order, determine—
(a) the constituencies into which each State having a Legislative Council shall be divided for the purpose of elections to that Council under each of the sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of clause (3) of article 171;
(b) the extent of each constituency; and
(c) the number of seats allotted to each constituency.
1[(1)] The President may, from time to time, after consulting the Election Commission, by order, alter or amend any order made by him under 2[***] section 11.
3[(2) An order under sub-section (1) may contain provisions for the allocation of any member representing any Council constituency immediately before the making of the order to any constituency delimited a new or altered by the order and for such other incidental and consequential matters as the President may deem necessary.]
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1. Section 12 re-numbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 20 of 1960, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 8-5-1960).
2. The words and figures “section 6, section 9, or” omitted by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 7 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
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(3) Every order made under 3[***] section 11 or section 12 shall be laid before Parliament as soon as may be after it is made, and shall be subject to such modifications as Parliament may make on a motion made within twenty days from the date on which the order is so laid.
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1. Sub-section (1) omitted by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
2. Sub-section (2) omitted by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
3. The words and figures “section 6, section 9,” omitted by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
(1) The electoral roll for every parliamentary constituency, other than a parliamentary constituency in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a Union territory not having a Legislative Assembly, shall consist of the electoral rolls for all the assembly constituencies comprised within that parliamentary constituency; and it shall not be necessary to prepare or revise separately the electoral roll for any such parliamentary constituency:
Provided that for the period referred to in clause (2) of article 371A, it shall be necessary to prepare and revise separately the electoral roll for that part of the parliamentary constituency of Nagaland which comprises the Tuensang district and the provisions of Part III shall apply in relation to the preparation and revision of the electoral roll of the said part as they apply in relation to an assembly constituency.
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The officers referred to in this Part and any other officer or staff employed in connection with the preparation, revision and correction of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections shall be deemed to be on deputation to the Election Commission for the period during which they are so employed and such officers and staff shall, during that period, be subject to the control, superintendence and discipline of the Election Commission.]]
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1 Section 13C ins. by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 9 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
2. Ins. by Act 1 of 1989, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 15-3-1989).
(1) The Election Commission may appoint one or more persons as assistant electoral registration officers to assist any electoral registration officer in the performance of his functions.
(2) Every assistant electoral registration officer shall, subject to the control of the electoral registration officer, be competent to perform all or any of the functions of the electoral registration officer.]
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1 Section 13C ins. by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 9 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
(1) The electoral roll 2[for each parliamentary constituency in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or in a Union territory not having a Legislative Assembly] shall be prepared and revised by an electoral registration officer who shall be such officer of Government or of a local authority as the Election Commission may, in consultation with the Government of the State in which the constituency is situated, designate or nominate in this behalf.
(2) An electoral registration officer may, subject to any prescribed restrictions, employ such persons as he thinks fit for the preparation and revision of the electoral roll for the constituency.]
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1 Section 13B ins. by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 9 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
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(1) There shall be for each State a chief electoral officer who shall be such officer of Government as the Election Commission may, in consultation with that Government, designate or nominate in this behalf.
(2) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the Election Commission, the chief electoral officer shall supervise the preparation, revision and correction of all electoral rolls in the State under this Act.]
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1. Section 13A ins. by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 9 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
(1) For each district in a State, 3[***] the Election Commission shall, in consultation with the Government of the State, designate or nominate a district election officer who shall be an officer of Government:
Provided that the Election Commission may designate or nominate more than one such officer for a district if the Election Commission is satisfied that the functions of the office cannot be performed satisfactorily by one officer.
(2) Where more than one district election officer are designated or nominated for a district under the proviso to sub-section (1), the Election Commission shall in the order designating or nominating the district election officers also specify the area in respect of which each such officer shall exercise jurisdiction.
(3) Subject to the superintendence, direct
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “constituency” means an Assembly constituency 2[***];
(b) “qualifying date”, in relation to the preparation or revision of every electoral roll under this Part, means 3[the 1st day of January] of the year in which it is so prepared or revised:]
4[Provided that “qualifying date”, in relation to the preparation or revision of every electoral roll under this Part in the year 1989, shall be the 1st day of April, 1989.]
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1. Subs. by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 11, for section 14 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
2. The words “or an electoral college const
For every constituency there shall be an electoral roll which shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Act under the superintendence, direction and control of the Election Commission.
(1) A person shall be disqualified for registration in an electoral roll if he—
(a) is not a citizen of India; or
(b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or
(c) is for the time being disqualified from voting under the provisions of any law relating to corrupt 1[***] practices and other offenses in connection with elections.
(2) The name of any person who becomes so disqualified after registration shall forthwith be struck off the electoral roll in which it is included:
2[Provided that the name of any person struck off the electoral roll of a constituency by reason of a disqualification under clause (c) of sub-section (1) shall forthwith be reinstated
No person shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for more than one constituency 1[***].
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1. The words “in the same State” ins. by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 12 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956) and omitted by Act 58 of 1958, sec. 6 (w.e.f. 30-12-1958).
No person shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for any constituency more than once.
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Part, every person who—
(a) is not less than 2[eighteen years] of age on the qualifying date, and
(b) is ordinarily resident in a constituency,
shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for that constituency.]
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1. Subs. by Act 58 of 1958, sec. 7, for section 19 (w.e.f. 30-12-1958).
2. Subs. by Act 21 of 1989, sec. 4, for “twenty-one years” (w.r.e.f. 28-3-1989).
1[(1) A person shall not be deemed to be ordinarily resident in a constituency on the ground only that he owns, or is in possession of, a dwelling house therein.
(1A) A person absenting himself temporarily from his place of ordinary residence shall not by reason thereof cease to be ordinarily resident therein.
(1B) A member of Parliament or of the Legislature of a State shall not during the term of his office cease to be ordinarily resident in the constituency in the electoral roll of which he is registered as an elector at the time of his election as such member, by reason of his absence from that constituency in connection with his duties as such member.]
(2) A person who is a patient in any establishment maintained wholly or mainly for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from m
(1) The electoral roll for each constituency shall be prepared in the prescribed manner by reference to the qualifying date and shall come into force immediately upon its final publication in accordance with the rules made under this Act.
2[(2) The said electoral roll—
(a) shall, unless otherwise directed by the Election Commission for reasons to be recorded in writing, be revised in the prescribed manner by reference to the qualifying date—
(i) before each general election to the House of the People or to the Legislative Assembly of a State; and
(ii) before each bye-election to fill a casual vacancy in a seat allotted to the constituency; and
(b) shall be revis
If the electoral registration officer for a constituency, on application made to him or on his own motion, is satisfied after such inquiry as he thinks fit, that any entry in the electoral roll of the constituency—
(a) is erroneous or defective in any particular,
(b) should be transposed to another place in the roll on the ground that the person concerned has changed his place of ordinary residence within the constituency, or
(c) should be detected on the ground that the person concerned is dead or has ceased to be ordinarily resident in the constituency or is otherwise not entitled to be registered in that roll,
the electoral registration officer shall, subject to such general or special direction, if any, as may be given by
(1) Any person whose name is not included in the electoral roll of a constituency may apply to the electoral registration officer for the inclusion of his name in that roll.
(2) The electoral registration officer shall, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be registered in the electoral roll, direct his name to be included therein:
Provided that if the applicant is registered in the electoral roll of any other constituency, the electoral registration officer shall inform the electoral registration officer of that other constituency and that officer shall, on receipt of the information, strike off the applicant’s name from that roll.
(3) No amendment, transposition or deletion of any entry shall be made under section 22 and no direction for the inclusion of a name in the electoral rol
An appeal shall lie within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed—
(a) to the chief electoral officer, from any order of the electoral registration officer under section 22 or section 23, 2[***]
3[***]]
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1. Ins. by Act 40 of 1961, sec. 3 (w.e.f. 20-9-1961). Earlier section 24 (along with sections 21, 22, 23 and 25) were subs. by sections 21 to 23 by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 15 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956) and again ins. by Act 60 of 1956, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 25-9-1956) and was omitted by Act 58 of 1958, sec. 10.
2. The word “and” omitted by Act 47 of 1966, sec. 11 (w.e.f. 14-12-1966).
3. Clause (b)
Every application under section 22 or section 23 and every appeal under section 24 shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee which shall, in no case, be refunded.]
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1. Ins. by Act 40 of 1961, sec. 3 (w.e.f. 20-9-1961). Earlier section 25 (along with sections 21, 22, 23 and 24) were subs. by sections 21 to 23 by Act 2 of 1956) sec. 15 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 15 and 19, for the Sangha constituency in the State of Sikkim, only the Sanghas belonging to monasteries, recognised for the purpose of the elections held in Sikkim in April, 1974, for forming the Assembly for Sikkim, shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll, and the said electoral roll shall, subject to the provisions of sections 21 to 25, be prepared or revised in such manner as may be directed by the Election Commission, in consultation with the Government of Sikkim.]
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1. Ins. by Act 10 of 1976, sec. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 9-9-1975).
[Rep. by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1956 (2 of 1956), sec. 17 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).]
No election by the members of an electoral college 1[***] under this Act shall be called in question on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in the membership of such college 1[***].]
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* Section 27J ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
1. The words “or the elected members of the Coorg Legislative Council” omitted by Act 49 of 1951, sec. 44 and Sch. V (w.e.f. 6-9-1951).
[Rep. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).]]
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* Section 27-I ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
1[***] the seat or seats in the Council of States allotted to any 2[Union territory] 3[***] in the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution shall be filled by a person or persons elected by the members of the electoral college for 4[that territory] 5[***] in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote:
6[Provided that the person who immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, is filling the seat allotted to the Part C States of Manipur and Tripura shall, as from such commencement, be deemed to have been duly elected to fill the seat allotted to the Union territory of Tripura.]]
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* Section 27H ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
If a person who is a member of an electoral college becomes subject to any disqualification for membership of Parliament under the provisions of any law relating to corrupt and illegal practices and other offences in connection with elections to Parliament, he shall thereupon cease to be such member of the electoral college.]
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* Section 27G ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
[Rep. by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1956 (2 of 1956) sec. 22 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).]]
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* Section 27F ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
[Rep. by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1956 (2 of 1956), sec. 21 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).]]
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* Section 27E ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
[Rep. by the Territorial Council Act, 1956 (103 of 1956), sec. 65 (w.e.f. 1-1-1957).]]
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* Section 27D ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
[Rep. by the Territorial Council Act, 1956 (103 of 1956), sec. 65 (w.e.f. 1-1-1957).]]
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* Section 27C ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
[Rep. by the Territorial Council Act, 1956 (103 of 1956), sec. 65. (w.e.f. 1-1-1957).]]
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* Section 27B ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
(1) 1[For the purpose of filling any seat] or seats in the Council of States allotted to any 2[Union territory] 3[***] in the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution there shall be an electoral college for 4[each such territory] 5[***]].
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8[(3) The electoral college for the Union territory of Delhi shall consist of the elected members of the Legislative Assembly constituted for that territory under the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (1 of 1992).]
9[(4) 10[The electoral college for the Union territory of Pondicherry] shall consist of the elected members of the Legislative Assembly constituted for that territory under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963).]
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[Rep. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).]]
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* Section 27K ins. by Act 73 of 1950, sec. 8 (w.e.f. 23-12-1950).
(1) In this section, “local authorities’ constituency”, “graduates’ constituency” and “teachers’ constituency” mean a constituency for the purpose of elections to a Legislative Council under sub-clause (a), sub-clause (b) and sub-clause (c), respectively, of clause (3) of article 171.
1[(2) For the purpose of elections to the Legislative Council of a State in any local authorities’ constituency—
(a) the electorate shall consist of members of such local authorities exercising jurisdiction in any place or area within the limits of that constituency as are specified in relation to that State in the Fourth Schedule;
(b) every member of each such local authority within a local authorities’ constituency shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for that constituency;
(1) The Central Government may, after consulting the Election Commission, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules1 for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
2[(a) the determination of ordinary residence under sub-section (7) of section 20;
(aa) the particulars to be entered in the electoral rolls;]
(b) the preliminary publication of electoral rolls 3[***];
(c) the manner in which and the time within which claims and objections as to entries in electoral rolls may be preferred;
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Every local authority in a State shall, when so requested by the chief electoral officer of the State, make available to any electoral registration officer such staff as may be necessary for the performance of any duties in connection with the preparation and revision of electoral rolls.]
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1. Subs. by Act 2 of 1956, sec. 25, for section 29 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
No civil court shall have jurisdiction—
(a) to entertain or adjudicate upon any question whether any person is or is not entitled to be registered in an electoral roll for a constituency; or
(b) to question the legality of any action taken by or under the authority of an electoral registration officer, or of any decision given by any authority appointed under this Act for the revision of any such roll.
If any person makes in connection with—
(a) the preparation, revision or correction of an electoral roll, or
(b) the inclusion or exclusion of any entry in or from an electoral roll,
a statement or declaration in writing which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.]
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1. Section 31 ins. by Act 58 of 1958, sec. 11 (w.e.f. 30-12-1958) and subs. by Act 20 of 1960, sec. 4 (w.e.f. 8-5-1960).
(1) If any electoral registration officer, assistant electoral registration officer or other person required by or under this Act to perform any official duty in connection with preparation, revision or correction of an electoral roll or the inclusion or exclusion of any entry in or from that roll, is without reasonable cause, guilty of any act or omission in breach of such official duty, he shall be punishable 2[with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to two years and with fine].
(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against any such officer or other person for damages in respect of any such act or omission as aforesaid.
(3) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under sub-section (1) unless there is a complaint made by order of, or under authority from, the
1[THE FIRST SCHEDULE
(See section 3)
Number of seats in the House Number of seats in the House
as constituted on 1-1-1973 as subsequently constituted
Name of the State/Union territory
Total Reserved Reserved Total Reserved Reserved
for the for the for the for the
Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled
Castes Tribes Castes Tribes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
&
1[THE SECOND SCHEDULE
(See sections 7 and 7A)
Number of seats in the House Number of seats in the House
as constituted on 1-1-1973 as subsequently constituted
Name of the State/Union territory ______________
_______________________ Total Reserved Reserved Total Reserved Reserved
for the for the for the for the
1[THE THIRD SCHEDULE
(See section 10)
Number to be elected or nominated under article 171(3)
Name of State Total Sub- Sub- Sub- Sub- Sub
number clause clause clause clause clause
of seats (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
1 2 3 4 5
THE FOURTH SCHEDULE
[See section 27(2)]
1[2[Andhra Pradesh
1. Municipal Corporations.
2. Municipalties.
3. Nagar Panchayats.
4. Cantonment Boards.
5. Zila Praja Parishads.
6. Mandal Praja Parishads.]
3[Bihar
1. Nagar Parishads.
2. Cantonment Boards.
[Rep. by the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963), sec. 57 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 1-7-1963).]
[Rep. by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1956 (2 of 1956), sec. 27 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).]
[Rep. by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1956 (2 of 1956), sec. 27 (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).]
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