Act Number: 35

Act Name: The Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-09-02

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 3: Representation in the House of the People.
    (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.
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