5
Representation of the
People Act, 1950 at a
Glance
States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
A. PRELIMINARY
Manipur or Nagaland
1. Short title 9. Power of Election Commission to main-
2. Definitions tain Delimitation Order up-to-date
9A. [Repealed]
9B. [Repealed]
B. ALLOCATION OF SEATS
AND DELIMITATION OF (d) The State Legislative Councils
CONSTITUENCIES 10. Allocation of seats in the Legislative
Councils
(a) The House of the People 11. Delimitation of Council constituencies
3. Allocation of seats in the House of the
People (e) Provisions as to Orders Delimiting
3A. [Repealed] Constituencies
4. Filling of seats in the House of the 12. Power to alter or amend orders
People and Parliamentary Constitu- 13. Procedure as to orders delimiting
encies constituencies
5. [Repealed]
6. [Repealed] C. OFFICERS
13A. Chief electoral officers
(b) The State Legislative Assemblies 13AA. District election officers
7. Total number of seats in Legislative 13B. Electoral registration officers
Assemblies and Assembly Constitu- 13C. Assistant electoral registration officers
encies 13CC. Chief Electoral Officers, District
7A. Total number of seats in the Legislative Election Officers, etc., deemed to be
Assembly of Sikkim and assembly on deputation to Election Commission
constituencies
D. ELECTORAL ROLLS
(c) The Delimitation of Parliamentary
and Assembly Constituencies Order (a) Electoral Rolls for Parliamentary
Constituencies
8. Consolidation of delimitation orders
8A. Delimitation of Parliamentary and 13D. Electoral rolls for parliamentary
Assembly Constituencies in the constituencies
5.2 Indian Polity
(b) Electoral Rolls for Assembly 27C. [Repealed]
Constituencies 27D. [Repealed]
27E. [Repealed]
14. Definitions 27F. [Repealed]
15. Electoral roll for every constituency 27G. Termination of membership
16. Disqualifications for registration in an of Electoral College for certain
electoral roll disqualifications
17. No person to be registered in more 27H. Manner of filling of seats in
than one constituency the Council of States allotted to
18. No person to be registered more than Union territories
once in any constituency 27-I. [Repealed]
19. Conditions of registration 27J. Powers of electoral colleges to
20. Meaning of “ordinarily resident” elect notwithstanding vacancies
20A. Special provisions for citizens of India therein
residing outside India 27K. [Repealed]
21. Preparation and revision of electoral
rolls
22. Correction of entries in electoral rolls F. GENERAL PROVISIONS
23. Inclusion of names in electoral rolls
24. Appeals 28. Power to make rules
25. Fee for applications and appeals 29. Staff of local authorities to be made
25A. Conditions of registration as elector available
in Sangha constituency in Sikkim 30. Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
31. Making false declarations
(c) Electoral Rolls for Council 32. Breach of official duty in connec-
Constituencies tion with the preparation, etc., of
electoral rolls
26. [Repealed]
27. Preparation of electoral rolls for
Council Constituencies G. SCHEDULES
First Schedule – Allocation of seats in the
E. MANNER OF FILLING House of the People
SEATS IN THE COUNCIL Second Schedule – Total number of seats in
OF STATES TO BE FILLED BY the Legislative Assemblies
REPRESENTATIVES OF Third Schedule – Allocation of seats in the
Legislative Councils
UNION TERRITORIES Fourth Schedule – Local Authorities for purposes
of Elections to Legislative Councils
27A. Constitution of electoral col-
Fifth Schedule – [Repealed]
leges for the filling of seats in
Sixth Schedule – [Repealed]
the Council of States allotted to
Seventh Schedule – [Repealed]
Union territories
27B. [Repealed]
