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The Representation of the People Act, 1950
1950 ·
In force
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I — PRELIMINARY
1.
Short title.
2.
Definitions.
II — ALLOCATION OF SEATS AND DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
3.
Allocation of seats in the House of the People.
3A.
Reservation of Seats in the House of People for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in certain Part C States.
4.
Filling of seats in the House of the People and parliamentary constituencies.
5.
[Parliamentary constituencies.]
6.
[Delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.]
7.
Total number of seats in Legislative Assemblies and Assembly Constituencies.
7A.
Total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly Constituencies.
8.
Consolidation of delimitation orders.
8A.
Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland.
9.
Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Order up-to-date.
9A.
[Power of Election Commission to determine the constituencies to be reserved for scheduled Tribes in main states]
9B.
[Power of Election Commission to determine certain constituencies to be reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the State of Tripura]
10.
Allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils.
11.
Delimitation of Council Constituencies.
12.
Power to alter or amend orders.
13.
Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies.
OFFICERS
13A.
Chief electoral officers.
13AA.
District election officers.
13B.
Electoral registration officers.
13C.
Assistant electoral registration officers.
13CC.
Chief Electoral Officers, District Election Officers, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission.
ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES
13D.
Electoral rolls for parliamentary constituencies.
III — ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES
14.
Definitions.
15.
Electoral roll for every constituency.
16.
Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll.
17.
No person to be registered in more than one constituency.
18.
No Person to be registered more than once in any constituency.
19.
Conditions of registration.
20.
Meaning of “ordinarily resident”.
20A.
Special provisions for citizens of India residing outside India.
21.
Preparation and revision of electoral rolls.
22.
Correction of entries in electoral rolls.
23.
Inclusion of names in electoral rolls.
24.
Appeals.
25.
Fee for applications and appeals.
25A.
Conditions of registration as elector in Sangha constituency in Sikkim.
IV — ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIES
26.
[Preparation of electoral rolls for Assembly constituencies.]
27.
Preparation of electoral roll for Council constituencies.
MANNER OF FILLING SEATS IN THE COUNCIL OF STATES TO BE FILLED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF UNION TERRITORIES
27A.
Constitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.
27B.
[Electoral College constituencies.]
27C.
[Delimitation of Electoral College constituencies.]
27D.
[Power to alter or amend orders.]
27E.
[Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies.]
27F.
[Electoral rolls for Council of States constituencies.]
27G.
Termination of membership of electoral college for certain disqualifications.
27H.
Manner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.
27I.
[Special provisions for the filling of the seats in the Council of States allotted to the States of Ajmer and Coorg and the States of Manipur and Tripura.]
27J.
Powers of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein.
27K.
[Electoral colleges for certain States for which Legislative Assemblies have been constituted.]
V — GENERAL
28.
Power to make rules.
29.
Staff of local authorities to be made available.
30.
Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.
31.
Making false declarations.
32.
Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation, etc., of electoral rolls.
Schedule I.
Allocation of Seats in the House of the People
Schedule II.
Total number of Seats in the Legislative Assemblies
Schedule III.
Allocation of Seats in the Legislative Councils
Schedule IV.
Local authorities for purposes of elections to Legislative Councils
Schedule V.
[THE FIFTH SCHEDULE.]
Schedule VI.
[THE SIXTH SCHEDULE.]
Schedule VII.
[THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE.]
1
3
5
7A
9
10
13
13B
13CC
15
18
20A
23
25A
27A
27C
27F
27I
28
31
Schedule II
Schedule V