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Delimitation Act, 1972 [Repealed] Repealing Act 1

Title: Delimitation Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....until the dissolution of the House or of theAssembly, as the case may be, existing on the date of publication in theGazette of India of the final orderor orders of the Commissionrelating to the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies or, as the casemay be, of the assembly constituencies of that State and any bye-election tofill any vacancy in such House or in any such Assembly shall be held on the basis of the provisions ofthe laws and orders supersededby sub-section (4) as if the said provisions had not beensuperseded. (6) The Commissionshall endeavor to complete and publisheach of its orders referred toin sub-section (1) in the manner provided in that sub-section, within two years of theconstitution of the Commission under section 3. 11. Power to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date (1) The ElectionCommission may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette of India andin the Official Gazette of the State concerned,-- (a) correct any printing mistake in any of the orders made by the Commission under section9 or any error arising therein from aninadvertent slip or omission; and (b) where the boundaries or name of any district or any territorialdivision.....

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Delimitation Act, 2002 Amending Act 2

Title: Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2008

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....of Jharkhand not to have any legal effect- Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 10, the final orders relating to readjustment of number of seats and delimitation of constituencies in respect of the State of Jharkhand published under the said section vide Order O.N. 63(E), dated 30th April, 2007 and O.N. 110(E), dated 17th August, 2007 shall have no legal effect and the delimitation of the constituencies as it stood before the publication of the said Orders shall continue to be in force until the year 2026 in relation to every election to the House of the People or to the Legislative Assembly, as the case may be, held after the commencement of the Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2008.". 4. Repeal and savings (1) The Delimitation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of the principal Act, as amended by this Act.

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Delimitation Act, 2002 Complete Act

Title: Delimitation Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 2002

Preamble1 - DELIMITATION ACT, 2002 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Constitution of Delimitation Commission Section4 - Duties of the Commission Section5 - Associate members Section6 - Casual vacancies Section7 - Procedure and powers of the Commission Section8 - Readjustment of number of seats Section9 - Delimitation of constituencies Section10 - Publication of orders and their date of operation Section10A - Deferment of delimitation in certain cases Section10B - Delimitation Commissions order with respect to the state of Jharkhand not to have any legal effect Section11 - Power to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date Section12 - Repeal Amending Act1 - DELIMITATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 Amending Act2 - DELIMITATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008

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Delimitation Act, 2002 Section 9

Title: Delimitation of Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....Constitution, the provisions of the Act specified in section 8 and the following provisions, namely:-- (a) all 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; (b) every assembly constituency shall be so delimited as to fall wholly within one parliamentary constituency; (c) constituencies in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes shall be distributed in different parts of the State and located, as far as practicable, in those areas where the proportion of their population to the total is comparatively large; and (d) constituencies in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes shall, as far as practicable, be located in areas where the proportion of their population to the total is the largest. (2) The Commission shall-- (a) publish its proposals for the delimitation of constituencies, together with the dissenting proposals, if any, of any associate member who desires publication thereof, in the Gazette of India and in the Official Gazettes of all the States.....

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Delimitation Act, 1972 [Repealed] Section 9

Title: Delimitation of Constituencies

State: Central

Year: 1972

.....and the provision of the Acts specified in section 8-and also to the following provisions namely: - (a) all 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; (b) every assembly constituency shall be so delimited as to fall wholly within one parliamentary constituency; (c) constituencies in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes shall be distributed in different parts of the Slate and located, as far as practicable, in those areas where the proportion of their population to the total is comparatively large; and (d) constituencies in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes shall, as far as practicable, be located in areas where the proportion of their population lo the total is the largest. (2) The Commission shall - (a) publish its proposals for the delimitation of constituencies, together with the dissenting proposals, if any, of any associate member who desires publication thereof, in the Gazette of India and in the Official Gazettes of all the States.....

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Delimitation Act, 2002 Section 10B

Title: Delimitation Commissions Order with Respect to the State of Jharkhandnot to Have Any Legal Effect

State: Central

Year: 2002

1[10B. Delimitation Commissions order with respect to the State of Jharkhand not to have any legal effect- Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 10, the final orders relating to readjustment of number of seats and delimitation of constituencies in respect of the State of Jharkhand published under the said section vide Order O.N. 63(E), dated 30th April, 2007 and O.N. 110(E), dated 17th August, 2007 shall have no legal effect and the delimitation of the constituencies as it stood before the publication of the said Orders shall continue to be in force until the year 2026 in relation to every election to the House of the People or to the Legislative Assembly, as the case may be, held after the commencement of the Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2008.".] ___________________________________________________ 1. Inserted by the Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2008 w.e.f 14th day of January, 2008.

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Delimitation Act, 2002 Amending Act 1

Title: Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2003

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....duties of the Commission relating to the State of Meghalaya or the State of Mizoram or the State of Nagaland, as the case may be, means a person nominated by the Governor of that State for such purposes.". 3. Amendment of section 4 In section 4 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the figures "1991", the figures "2001" shall be substituted. 4. Amendment of section 8 In section 8 of the principal Act,-- (i) in clause (a), for the figures "1991", the figures "2001" shall be substituted; (ii) in clause (b), for the figures "1991", the figures "2001" shall be substituted. 5. Amendment of section 9 In section 9 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the figures "1991", the figures "2001" shall be substituted. 6. Repeal and saving (1) The Delimitation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2003(Ord. 6 of 2003) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act.

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Delimitation Act, 1972 [Repealed] Complete Act

Title: Delimitation Act, 1972 [Repealed]

State: Central

Year: 1972

Preamble1 - DELIMITATION ACT, 1972 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Constitution of Delimitation Commission Section4 - Duties of' the Commission Section5 - Associate members Section6 - Casual vacancies Section7 - Procedure and powers of the Commission Section8 - Readjustment of number of seats Section9 - Delimitation of constituencies Section10 - Publication of orders and their date of operation Section11 - Power to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date Repealing Act1 - DELIMITATION ACT, 2002

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Delimitation Act, 2002 Section 10A

Title: Deferment of Delimitation in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 2002

1[10A. Deferment of delimitation in certain cases- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 4, 8 and 9, if the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the unity and integrity of India is threatened or there is a serious threat to the peace and public order, he may, by order, defer the delimitation exercise in a State. (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament.] ___________________________________________________ 1. Inserted by the Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2008 w.e.f 14th day of January, 2008.

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Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2003 Preamble 1

Title: Delimitation (Amendment) Act, 2003

State: Central

Year: 2003

THE DELIMITATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 [Act No. 3 of 2004] [1st January, 2004] Preamble An Act to amend the Delimitation Act, 2002. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

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