Legislative Councils Act ,1957
Act No : 37
Section :
Increase in the strength of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
10. Increase in the strength of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. (1) The total number of seats in the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh shall be increased from 72 to 108 and of those seats-- (a) the numbers to be filled by persons elected by the electorates referred to in sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of clause (3) of article 171 shall be 39, 9 and 9 respectively; (b) the number to be filled by persons elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in accordance with the provisions of sub-clause (d) of the said clause shall be 39; and (c) the number to be filled by persons nominated by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh in accordance with the provisions of sub-clause (e) of that clause shall be 12. (2) The Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1951, shall, until other provision is made by law, have effect subject to the modifications directed by the Sixth Schedule. (3) As from the commencement of this Act-- (a) every sitting member of the said Council representing immediately before such commencement a graduates' 498 constituency or a teachers' constituency the extent of which is altered by virtue of sub-section (2) shall be deemed to have been elected to the said Council by that constituency as so altered; (b) every sitting member of the said Council representing immediately before such commencement any local authorities' constituency specified in column 1 of the Table below shall be deemed to have been elected to the said Council by the local authorities' constituency specified against that constituency in column 2 of the said Table:-- TABLE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Uttar Pradesh North-West (Local Meerut (Local Authorities) Authorities) constituency. constituency. Uttar Pradesh North-East (Local Rohilkhand (Local Authorities) Authorities) constituency. constituency. Uttar Pradesh West (Local Autho- Agra (Local Authorities) Con- rities) constituency. situency. Uttar Pradesh Central (Local Auth- Lucknow (Local Authorities) orities) constituency. constituency. Uttar Pradesh South (Local Autho- Allahabad (Local Authorities) rities) constituency. constituency. Uttar Pradesh East (Local Autho- Varanasi (Local Authorities) rities) constituency. constituency. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) As soon as may be after such commencement, elections shall be held to fill-- (a) the additional seats allotted to the several council constituencies by the said Order as modified by this Act; and (b) the additional seats to be filled by persons referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (1), as if those seats had become vacant. (5) In order that, as nearly as may be, one-third of the members of the said Council may retire on the 5th May, 1958, and on the expiration of every second year thereafter, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh shall, after consultation with the Election Commission, make by order such provisions as he thinks fit in regard to the terms of office of the members to be elected under sub-section (4). 499
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