Section 3
Representation in the House of the People.
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act, 1961
About this Act
An Act to make provision for the representation of the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in Parliament and for the administration of that Union territory and for matters connected therewith.
(1) There shall be allotted one seat to the Union
territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the House of the People.
(2) In the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950),—
(a) in section 4, in sub-section (1), after the words "to the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands". the words ", to Dadra and Nagar Haveli" shall be inserted:
(b) in the First Schedule,
(i) after entry 21, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
22. Dadra and Nagar Haveli..........1;
(ii) entries 22 and 23 shall be re-numbered as entries 23 and 24 respectively.
(3) In the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), in section 4, after the words "to the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands", the words ", to Dadra and Nagar Haveli" shall be inserted.
(2) In the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950),—
(a) in section 4, in sub-section (1), after the words "to the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands". the words ", to Dadra and Nagar Haveli" shall be inserted:
(b) in the First Schedule,
(i) after entry 21, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
22. Dadra and Nagar Haveli..........1;
(ii) entries 22 and 23 shall be re-numbered as entries 23 and 24 respectively.
(3) In the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), in section 4, after the words "to the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands", the words ", to Dadra and Nagar Haveli" shall be inserted.