THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951 [Act, No. 43 of 1951] [17th July, 1951] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the conduct of elections to the Houses of Parliament and to the House or Houses of the Legislature of each State, the qualifications and disqualifications for membership of those Houses, the corrupt1[***] practices and other offences at or in connection with such elections and the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with such elections. BE it enacted by Parliament as follows: - ______________________ 1. The words "and illegal" omitted by Act 27 of 1956, section. 2
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionThis Act may be called the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPART II 1[QUALIFICATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS] ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 16, for the previous heading w.e.f. 14-12-1966.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....constituency3[in India]] ______________________ 1. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for section 3. 2. Inserted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 18 w.e.f. 14-12-1966. 3. Substituted for the words "in that State or territory" by Act No. 40 of 2003 Section 4 - Qualifications for membership of the House of the People A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the House of the People 1 [***] unless - (a) in the case of a seal reserved for the Scheduled Castes in any State, he is a member of any of the Scheduled Castes, whether of that State or of any other State, and is an elector for any Parliamentary constituency; (b) in the case of a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in any State (other than those in the autonomous districts of Assam), he is a member of any of the Scheduled Tribes, whether of the Slate or of any other State (excluding the tribal areas of Assam), and is an elector for any Parliamentary constituency; (c) in the case of a seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam, he is a member of any of those Scheduled Tribes and is an elector for the Parliamentary constituency in.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section1[3. Qualification for membership of the Council of States. - A person shall not be qualified to be chosen as a representative of any State2[***] or Union territory in the Council of States unless he is an elector for a Parliamentary constituency3[in India]] ______________________ 1. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for section 3. 2. Inserted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 18 w.e.f. 14-12-1966. 3. Substituted for the words "in that State or territory" by Act No. 40 of 2003
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....of those Scheduled Tribes and is an elector for the Parliamentary constituency of that Union territory;5 [***]] 6 [(ccc) in the case of the seat allotted to the State of Sikkim, he is an elector for the Parliamentary constituency for Sikkim;] (d) in the case of any other seat, he is an elector for any Parliamentary constituency. ______________________ 1. Certain words omitted by Act 29 of 1975, Section 12 w.e.f. 15-8-1975. 2. The word "and" omitted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 18 w.e.f. 14-12-1966 3. Inserted by Act 47 of 1966, Section 18 w.e.f. 14-12-1966. 4. Substituted by the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Adaptation of Laws Order, 1974 w.e.f. 1-11-1973. 5. The word "and" omitted by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 6. Inserted by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2. and Schedule w.e.f. 9-9-1975.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....elector for any Assembly constituency in the State. Explanation. -In this sub-section "Bhutia" includes Chumbipa, Dopthapa, Dukpa, Kagatey, Sherpa, Tibetan, Tromopa and Yolmo.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 2. Section 5A renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 8 of 1980, Section 3 w.e.f. 1-9-1979. 3. Inserted by act 8 of 1980, Section 3 w.e.f. 1-9-1979. Section 6 - Qualifications for membership of a Legislative Council (1) A person shall not be qualifled to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by election unless he is an elector for any Assembly constituency in that State. (2) A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by nomination by the Governor1[***] unless he is ordinarily resident in the State. ______________________ 1. Certain words omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....for that district; and (c) in the case of any other seat, he is an elector for any Assembly constituency in that State: 3[Provided that for the period referred to in clause (2) of article 371 A, a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill any seat allocated to the Tuensang district in the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland unless he is a member of the regional council referred to in that article.] ______________________ 1. Certain words omitted by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) (Adaptation of Laws on Union Subjects ) Order, 1974 w.e.f. 21-1-1972. 2 . Substitutedby Act 47 of 1966, Section 19, for "Scheduled Tribe of that district" w.e.f. 14-12-196 3 . Inserted by Act 27 of 1962, Section 11.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section.....Castes, he is a member of any of those castes in the Stale of Sikkim and is an elector for any Assembly constituency in the State; (c) in the case of a seat reserved for Sanghas, he is an elector of the Sangha constituency; and (d) in the case of any other seat, he is an elector for any Assembly constituency in the State. Explanation. -In this sub-section "Bhutia" includes Chumbipa, Dopthapa, Dukpa, Kagatey, Sherpa, Tibetan, Tromopa and Yolmo.] ______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 9-9-1975. 2. Section 5A renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section by Act 8 of 1980, Section 3 w.e.f. 1-9-1979. 3. Inserted by act 8 of 1980, Section 3 w.e.f. 1-9-1979.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section(1) A person shall not be qualifled to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by election unless he is an elector for any Assembly constituency in that State. (2) A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Council of a State to be filled by nomination by the Governor1[***] unless he is ordinarily resident in the State. ______________________ 1. Certain words omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No.2) Order, 1956.
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