Section 13

Strength of Legislative Assemblies.

The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960

Act 11 of 1960
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of States

About this Act

An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the State of Bombay and for matters connected therewith.

    As from the appointed day, the total number of seats to be filled by persons chosen by direct election in the Legislative Assemblies of Maharashtra and Gujarat shall be 264 and 132 respectively, and in the Second Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950)—
         (a) for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—
             "4. Gujarat . . 132";
         (b) after entry 7, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
             "8. Maharashtra . . 264"; and
         (c) entries 8 to 13 shall be renumbered as entries 9 to 14 respectively.