Act Number: 33

Act Name: The Delimitation Act, 2002

Year: 2002

Enactment Date: 2002-06-03

Long Title: An Act to provide for the readjustment of the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States, the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of each State, the division of each State and each Union territory having a Legislative Assembly into territorial constituencies for elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union territories and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 10A: Deferment of delimitation in certain cases.
    1[(10A).Deferment of delimitation in certain cases--Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 4, 8 and 9, if the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the unity and integrity of India is threatened or there is a serious threat to the peace and public order, he may, by order, defer the delimitation exercise in a State.
         (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid before each House of Parliament.
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 3, ibid.(w.e.f. 14-1-2008).
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