Act Number: 31

Act Name: The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966

Year: 1966

Enactment Date: 1966-09-18

Long Title: An Act to provide for the Reorganisation of the existing State of Punjab and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 24: Allocation of seats in the Legislative Assembly.
    (1) The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Haryana to be constituted at any time after the appointed day, to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, shall be eighty-one of which fifteen seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
     (2) The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Punjab to be constituted at any time after the appointed day, to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, shall be one hundred and four of which twenty-three seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
     (3) The total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh to be constituted at any time after the appointed day, to be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, shall be sixty of which fourteen seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and three seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
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