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Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) Act, 1961 [Repealed] Section 3

Title: Division of Two-member Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1961

The Commission shall, as soon as may be practicable and in the manner herein provided, divide every two-member constituency (other than a two-member assembly constituency in the State of Gujarat) into two single-member constituencies, delimit their extent and decide in which of them the seat shall be reserved for the scheduled castes or, as the case may be, for the scheduled tribes, having regard to the following provisions, namely:- (a) all the single-member constituencies shall, as far as practicable, be geographically compact areas and in delimiting them regard shall be had to physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units, facilities of communication and public convenience; and (b) the seat shall be reserved in that single-member constituency which in the opinion of the Commission has the greater concentration of population of the scheduled castes or, as the case may be, of the scheduled tribes. Explanation.- In this section, "population" means the population as ascertained at the census held in 1951.

Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) Act, 1961 [Repealed] Preamble 1

Title: Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) Act, 1961

State: Central

Year: 1961

1[THE TWO-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES (ABOLITION) ACT, 1961 [Act, No. 1 of 1961] [9th March, 1961] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the abolition of two-member parliamentary and assembly constituencies and for the creation of single-member constituencies in their place. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- ____________________ 1. Repealed by The Two-Member Constituencies (Abolition) and Other Laws Repeal Act, 2001 (47 of 2001) w.e.f 14.09.2001.

Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) Act, 1961 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) and Other Laws Repeal Act, 2001

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....other enactments. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows: -- 1. Short title This Act may be called the Two-Member Constituencies (Abolition) and other Laws Repeal Act, 2001. 2. Repeal of enactments The enactments specified in the Schedule are hereby repealed. THE SCHEDULE (See section 2) Repeal of Enactments Sl. No. Name of the Act Year Act No. 1. The Two-Member Constituencies (Abolition) Act 1961 1 2. The Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act 1968 53 3. The West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act 1969 20 4. The Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act 1973 31 5. The Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Act 1973 34 6. The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (Abolition) Act 1985 34 7. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition) Act 1986 40

Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) Act, 1961 [Repealed] Complete Act

Title: Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) Act, 1961 [Repealed]

State: Central

Year: 1961

Preamble1 - TWO-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES (ABOLITION) ACT, 1961 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Division of two-member constituencies Section4 - Manner of division Section5 - Effect of division Section6 - Special provision for Gujarat; amendment of section 19 0f Act 11 of 1960 Section7 - Revision of the Delimitation order Section8 - Power to maintain Delimitation order up-to-date Repealing Act1 - TWO-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES (ABOLITION) AND OTHER LAWS REPEAL ACT, 2001

Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) and Other Laws Repeal Act, 2001 Preamble 1

Title: Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) and Other Laws Repeal Act, 2001

State: Central

Year: 2001

THE TWO-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES (ABOLITION) AND OTHER LAWS REPEAL ACT, 2001 [Act, No. 47 of 2001] [14th September, 2001] PREAMBLE An Act to repeal the Two-Member Constituencies (Abolition) Act, 1961 and certain other enactments. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows: --

Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) and Other Laws Repeal Act, 2001 Complete Act

Title: Two-member Constituencies (Abolition) and Other Laws Repeal Act, 2001

State: Central

Year: 2001

Preamble1 - TWO-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES (ABOLITION) AND OTHER LAWS REPEAL ACT, 2001 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Repeal of enactments Schedule1 - SCHEDULE

Representation of the People Act 1950 Part II

Title: Allocation of Seats and Delimitation of Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....by Act 10 of 1976, Section 2 and Schedule w.e.f. 9-9-1975. Section 8 to 9B - The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order Section 8 - Consolidation of delimitation orders 3[(1) Having regard to all the orders referred to in sub-section (5) of section 4 and sub-section (3) of section 7 relating to the delimiation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in all States and Union territories, except the State of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Manipur and Nagaland, made by the Delimitation Commission and published in the Official Gazette, the Election Commission shall-- (a) after making such amendments as appear 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, without, however, altering the extent of any such constituency; (b) after taking into account the provisions of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, as made applicable pursuant to the orders made by the President under section 10A of the Delimitation Act, 2002(33 of 2002) relating to delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies.....

Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 Part III

Title: Delimitation of Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1963

.....and assembly constituencies under this Part as they apply in relation to the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies under that Act. Section 43A - Special provision for delimitation of constituencies of Mizoram Legislative Assembly (1) The provisions of sections 39-and43-(both inclusive) shall not apply to the delimitation of constituencies for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Mizoram. (2) The Election Commission shall, in the manner herein provided, distribute the seats assigned to the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Mizoram under sub-section (2)of section 3-to single member assembly constituencies and delimit them on the basis of the latest census figures having regard to the provisions of the constitution and to the following provisions:- (a) all constituencies shall, as far as practicable, be geographically compact areas; (b) in delimiting the constituencies, regard shall be had to physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units, facilities of communication and public con- venience. (3) For the purpose of assisting in the performance of its functions under sub-section.....

Two Member Constituencies (Abolition) Act, 1961 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....constituency specified in the First Schedule, or a two-member assembly constituency specified in the Second Schedule, to the Delimitation Order. SECTION 03: DIVISION OF TWO-MEMBER CONSTITUENCIES The commission shall, as soon as may be practicable and in the manner herein provided, divide every two member constituency (other than a two-member assembly constituency in the State of Gujarat) into two single-member constituencies, delimit their extent and decide in which of them the seat shall be reserved for the scheduled castes or, as the case may be, for the scheduled tribes, having regard to the following provisions, namely:-- (a) all the single-member constituencies shall, as far as practicable, be geographically compact areas and in delimiting them regard shall be had to physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units, facilities of communication and public convenience; and (b) the seat shall be reserved in that single member constituency which in the opinion of the Commission has the greater concentration of population of the scheduled castes or, as the case may be, of the scheduled tribes. Explanation.- In this section, "population" means the.....

Representation of the People Act 1950 Section 27

Title: Preparation of Electoral Roll for Council Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....clause (b) of sub-section (3) by the State Government concerned, shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for that constituency. 8[(6) For the purposes of sub-section (4) and (5) the qualifying date shall be the 1st day of November of the year in which the preparation or revision of the electoral roll is commenced.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18, for sub-section (2). 2. Substituted by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18, for sub-section (4). 3. Clause (a) Omitted by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18. 4. Clause (b) re-lettered as clause (a) by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18. 5. Substituted by Act 40 of 1961, Section 4, for "on the qualifying date was" w.e.f. 20-9-1961. 6. Substituted by Section 4, for "before due date" w.e.f. 20-9-61. 7. Clause (c) re-lettered as clause (b) by Act 2 of 1956, Section 18. 8. Substituted by Act 40 of 1961, Section 4, for sub-section (6) w.e.f. 20-9-1961.