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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Delimitation Act, 1972 [Repealed] Section 8

Readjustment of Number of Seats

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Delimitation Act, 1972 [Repealed] Section 8 is part of Delimitation Act, 1972 [Repealed] - Readjustment of Number of Seats. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Commission shall, on the basis of the latest census Figures and having regard to the provisions of Articles 81, 170, 330 and 332 and also in relation to the State of Nagaland clause (2) (h) of Article 371Aand sub-section (1) of section 2 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962, in relation to the Union territories except Delhi sections 3 and 39of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 and in relation to the Union territory of Delhi section 3and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Delhi Administration Act 1966by order determine-

(a) the number of seats in the House of the People to be allocated to each State and the number of seats if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for the Scheduled Tribes of the State; and

(b) the total number of seats to be assigned to the Legislative Assembly of each State and the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for the Scheduled Tribes of the State:

PROVIDED that the total number of seats assigned to the Legislative Assembly of any State under clause (b) shall be an integral multiple of the number of seats in the House of the People allocated to that State under clause (a).

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What does Delimitation Act, 1972 [Repealed] Section 8 provide?

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