Representation of the People Act,1950
Act No : 43
Section :
Total number of seats in the Legislative Assemblies
THE SECOND SCHEDULE (See sections 7 and 7A) Total number of seats in the Legislative Assemblies --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of Namber of seats Number of seats in the the State in the Legislative Legislative asembly as / Union Assembly as subsequently territory constituted constituted on 1-1-1973 ---------------- ------------------------ Total Reserved Reserved Total Reserved Reserved for the for the for the for the Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Castes Tribes Castes Tribes --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- I. STATES: 1. Andhra Pradesh 287 40 11 294 39 11 2. Assam 114 8 10 126 8 16 3. Bihar 318 45 29 324 46 28 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 (The Second Schedule.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of Namber of seats Number of seats in the the State in the Legislative Legislative Assembly as / Union Assembly subsequently territory constituted constituted on 1-1-1973 ---------------- ------------------------ Total Reserved Reserved Total Reserved Reserved for the for the for the for the Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Castes Tribes Castes Tribes --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Gujarat 168 11 22 182 12 25 5. Haryana 81 15 .. 90 17 .. 6 .Himachal Pradesh 68 16 3 68 15 3 7. Jammu and Kashmir* 8. Karnataka 216 29 2 224 29 2 9. Kerala 133 11 2 140 12 2 10. Madhya Pradesh 296 39 61 320 42 64 11. Maharashtra 270 15 16 288 17 17 12. Manipur 60 1 19 60 1 19 13. Meghalaya 60 .. 50 60 .. .. 14. Nagaland 52 .. .. 60 .. .. 15. Orissa 140 22 34 147 22 34 16. Punjab 104 23 .. 117 29 .. 17. Rajasthan 184 31 21 200 32 24 18. Sikkim .. .. .. 32 1 1** 19.Tamil Nadu 234 42 2 234 42 2 20. Tripura 60 6 19 60 7 17 21. Uttar Pradesh 425 89 .. 425 69 1 22. West Bengal. 280 55 16 294 59 17 II. UNION TERRITORIES: 1. Arunachal Pradesh .. .. .. 30 .. .. 2. Goa,Daman and Diu 30 .. .. 30 .. .. 3. Mizoram 30 .. .. 30 .. .. 4. Pondicherry 30 5 .. 30 5 .. --------------------------------------------------------------------- * Under the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of that State excluding the 24 seats earmarked for Pakistanoccupied territory is 76 out of which 6 seats have been reserved for the Scheduled Castes in pursuance of the Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People Act, 1957. **Reserved for Sanghas. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 28A
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