Act Number: 49

Act Name: The Union Territories (Direct Election to the House of the People) Act, 1965

Year: 1965

Enactment Date: 1965-12-22

Long Title: An Act to provide for direct election in certain Union territories for filling the seats allotted to them in the House of the People and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 6: Provision as to sitting member.
    The sitting member representing each Union territory shall continue to represent that Union territory until the dissolution of the present House of the People and if before such dissolution the seat allotted to a Union territory in the House of the People becomes vacant it shall be filled by a person nominated by the President and that person shall represent the Union territory in the present House of the People until its dissolution.
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