S.1 Short title

This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005.

S.2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, each of the words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Representation of the People Act, 1950(43 of 1950), shall have the same meaning as in that Act.

S.3 Creation of Legislative Council for Andhra Pradesh

       (1) As from such date as the President may by order appoint, there shall be a Legislative Council for the State of Andhra Pradesh; and as from that date, in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 168, after the words "States of", the words "Andhra Pradesh,", shall be inserted.
       (2) In the said Council, there shall be 90 seats of which--
       (a) the numbers to be filled by persons elected by the electorates referred to in sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of clause (3) of article 171 shall be 31, 8 and 8 respectively;
       (b) the number to be filled by persons elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh in accordance with the provisions of sub-clause (d) of the said clause shall be 31; and
       (c) the number to be filled by persons nominated

S.4 Amendment of Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule of Act 43 of 1950

       In the Representation of the People Act, 1950,--
       (a) in the Third Schedule, before entry No. 2 relating to Bihar, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:--
       "1. Andhra Pradesh 90 31 8 8 31 12";
       (b) in the Fourth Schedule, before the heading "BIHAR", the following heading and entries shall be inserted, namely:--
       "ANDHRA PRADESH
       1. Municipal Corporations.
       2. Municipalities.
       3. Nagar Panchayats.
       4. Cantonment Boards.
       5. Zila Praja Parishads.
       6. Mandal Praja Parishads.".

S.5 Amendment of section 15A of Act 43 of 1951

In section 15A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for the words and figures "under the Legislative Councils Act, 1957(37 of 1957)", the words and figures "under the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005" shall be substituted.