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Representation of the People Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....Act, 1950. -Gaz. of India, 6- 10-1951, Pt. II, S. 2. Ext., p. 756. IV Amending Act 72 of 1956.- The Representation of the People (Third Amendment) Act. 1956, was enacted to effect the prompt enrolment as electors of those displaced persons who register themselves as Citizens of India underSection 5( 1 )(a) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, before the 1st November, 1956. It was then thought that the bulk of eligible displaced-persons would have been registered as Citizens of India before the 1st November, 1956, but as this expectation was not fulfulled, it was suggested by the Election Commission that an Ordinance should be promulgated extending the said date tothe 1st December, 1956, in order to enable a larger number of these recently registered Citizens being brought on the electoral rolls. Accordingly the Representation ofthe People (Amendment) Ordinance, 1956 (No 9 of 1956) was promulgated. The proposed Bill seeks to replace the Ordinance.-Gaz. of India, 21-11-1956, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext. p. 870. V Amending Act 60 of 1956.- It is proposed to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950, in order that the displaced persons who migrated from Pakistan can exercise their right of.....