Act 43 of 1950

The Representation of the People Act, 1950

An Act to provide the allocation of seats in, and the delimitation of constituencies for the purpose of election to, the House of the People and the Legislatures of States, the qualifications of voters at such elections, the preparation of electoral rolls, the manner of filling seats in the Council of States to be filled by representatives of Union territories, and matters connected therewith.

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
  • Enacted 1950-05-12
  • 56 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Allocation of seats in the House of the People. Read
3A Repealed.Read
4 Filling of seats in the House of the People and Parliamentary Constituencies. Read
5 Omitted.Read
6 Omitted.Read
7 Total number of seats in Legislative Assemblies and Assembly Constituencies.Read
7A Total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly Constituencies.Read
8 Consolidation of delimitation orders.Read
8A Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the States of Arunchal Pardesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland.Read
9 Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Order up-to-dateRead
9A Omitted.Read
9B Omitted.Read
10 Allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils.Read
11 Delimitation of Council constituencies.Read
12 Power to alter or amend orders.Read
13 Procedure as to orders delimiting constituenciesRead
13A Chief electoral officersRead
13AA District election officers.Read
13B Electoral registration officersRead
13C Assistant electoral registration officersRead
13CC Chief electoral officers, district election officers, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission.Read
13D Electoral rolls for parliamentary constituenciesRead
14 DefinitionsRead
15 Electoral roll for every constituency.Read
16 Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll.Read
17 No person to be registered in more than one constituency.Read
18 No person to be registered more than once in any constituency.Read
19 Conditions of registrationRead
20 Meaning of “ordinarily resident”Read
20A Special provisions for citizens of India residing outside India.Read
21 Preparation and revision of electoral rolls.Read
22 Correction of entries in electoral rolls.Read
23 Inclusion of names in electoral rolls.Read
24 Appeals.Read
25 Fee for applications and appealsRead
25A Conditions of registration as elector in Sangha constituency in Sikkim.Read
26 Omitted.Read
27 Preparation of electoral rolls for Council Constituencies.Read
27A Constitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.Read
27B Omitted.Read
27C Omitted.Read
27D Omitted.Read
27E Omitted.Read
27F Omitted.Read
27G Termination of membership of electoral college for certain disqualifications.Read
27H Manner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.Read
27-I Omitted.Read
27J Power of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein.Read
27K Omitted.Read
28 Power to make rules.Read
29 Staff of local authorities to be made available.Read
30 Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.Read
31 Making false declarations.Read
32 Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation, etc., of electoral rollsRead
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