Section 8:
Readjustment of number of seats.
The Commission shall, having regard to the provisions of
articles 81, 170, 330 and 332, and also, in relation to the Union territories, except National Capital
Territory of Delhi, sections 3 and 39 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963) and
in relation to the National Capital Territory of Delhi sub-clause (b) of clause (2) of article 239AA, by
order, determine,--
(a) on the basis of the census figures as ascertained at the census held in the year 1971 and
subject to the provisions of section 4, the number of seats in the House of the People to be allocated to
each State and determine on the basis of the census figures as ascertained at the *[census held in the
year 1[2001]] the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for the
Scheduled Tribes of the State; and
(b) on the basis of the census figures as ascertained at the census held in the year 1971 and
subject to the provisions of section 4, the total number of seats to be assigned to the Legislative
Assembly of each State and determine on the basis of the census figures as ascertained at the *[census
held in the year 1[2001]] the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for
the Scheduled Tribes of the State:
Provided that the total number of seats assigned to the Legislative Assembly of any State under clause
(b) shall be an integral multiple of the number of seats in the House of the People allocated to that State
under clause (a).
Notes:
*. For the purposes of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies, the words and figures "census held in the year 2001" wherever occurring, shall be construed as words and figures "census held in the year 2011" vide Act No. 34 of 2019, s. 62(1)(b) (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
1. Subs. by Act 3 of 2004, s. 4, for "1991" (w.e.f. 31-10-2003).