Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

Year: 2014

Enactment Date: 2014-03-01

Long Title: An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 23: Provisions as to Legislative Councils.
     (1) On and from the appointed day, there shall be 1 [58 seats in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh] and 40 seats in the Legislative Council of Telangana, respectively.
     (2) In the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950),--
         (i) in the Third Schedule,--
             2 [(a) for the existing entry 1, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:--
             1 2 3 4 5 6 7
             1. Andhra Pradesh 58 20 5 5 20 8;']
             (b) after entry 7, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:--
             1 2 3 4 5 6 7
             "7A. Telangana 40 14 3 3 14 6";
         (ii) in the Fourth Schedule, after the heading "Tamil Nadu" and the entries relating thereunder, the following heading and the entries shall be inserted, namely:--
             "TELANGANA
             1. Municipal Corporations.
             2. Municipalities.
             3. Nagar Panchayats.
             4. Cantonment Boards.
             5. Zila Praja Parishads.
             6. Mandal Praja Parishads.".
Notes:
1. Subs. by s.3, ibid., for "50 seats in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh" (w.e.f. 29-4-2015).
2. Subs. by s.3, ibid., for entry 1 (w.e.f. 29-4-2015)
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