Representation of the People Act, 1950
Representation of the People Act, 1950
Schedule II

Total number of Seats in the Legislative Assemblies

Subs. by Act 10 of 2008, s. 8, for the Second Sch. (w.e.f. 16-4-2008).
Text as per India Code

1[(See sections 7 and 7A)

Name of the State/Union Number of seats in the House as constituted on Number of seats in the House as subsequently

territory the basis of the Delimitation of Parliamentary constituted as per the Delimitation of Parliamentary

and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 as and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008

amended from time to time

Total Reserved for Reserved for Total Reserved for the Reserved for the

the Scheduled the Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled

Castes Tribes Castes Tribes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I.

states

2[1. Andhra Pradesh 294 39 15 175 29 7]

2. Arunachal Pradesh 60 - 59 60 - 59

3. Assam 126 8 16 126 8 16

4. Bihar 243 39 - 243 38 2

5.Chhattisgarh 90 10 34 90 10 29

6. Goa 40 1 - 40 1 -

7. Gujarat 182 13 26 182 13 27

8. Haryana 90 17 - 90 17 -

9. Himachal Pradesh 68 16 3 68 17 3

3[* * * * * * *]

4[10. Jharkhand 81 9 28 81 9 28

11. Karnataka 224 33 2 224 36 15

12. Kerala 140 13 1 140 14 2

13. Madhya Pradesh 230 34 41 230 35 47

14. Maharashtra 288 18 22 288 29 25

15. Manipur 60 1 19 60 1 19

16. Meghalaya 60 - 55 60 - 55

5[39]

17. Mizoram 40 - 39 40 -

18. Nagaland 60 - 59 60 - 59

19. Orrisa 147 22 34 147 24 33

20. Punjab 117 29 - 117 34 -

21. Rajasthan 200 33 24 200 34 25

22. Sikkim 32 2 12** 32 2 12**

23. Tamil Nadu 234 42 3 234 44 2

6[24. Telangana - - - 119 19 12]

25. Tripura 60 7 20 60 10 20

26. Uttarakhand 70 12 3 70 13 2

27.Uttar Pradesh 403 89 - 403 85 -

28. West Bengal 294 59 17 294 68 16]

II.

union

territories

1. Delhi 70 13 - 70 12 -

2. Puducherry 30 5 - 30 5 -

7[3. Jammu and Kashmir 83 6 - 83 6 -]

*Under the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of that State excluding the 24 seats

earmarked for Pakistan occupied territory is 87 out of which 7 seats have been reserved for the Scheduled Castes in pursuance of the

Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People Act, 1957.

** Reserved 1 seat for Sanghas and 12 seats for the Sikkimese of Bhutia Lepcha origin.]

Judgments on Section Schedule II