Act Number: 81

Act Name: The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

Year: 1971

Enactment Date: 1971-12-30

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of the States of Manipur and Tripura and to provide for the formation of the State of Meghalaya and of the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh by reorganisation of the existing State of Assam and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 21: Amendment of Second Schedule to Act 43 of 1950.
    (1) In the Second Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950,—
         (i) under the heading "I. STATES:",—
             (a) in item 2 relating to Assam, for the figures 126, the figures "114" shall be substituted;
             (b) after item 17 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:—
                 "18. Manipur .. 60 1 19
                 19. Tripura .. 60 6 19
                 20. Meghalaya .. 60 .. 50";
         (ii) under the heading "II. UNION TERRITORIES:" items 3 and 5 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.
     (2) The amendment made by clause (i)(a) of sub-section (1) shall have effect on and after the appointed day in relation to the Legislative Assembly of the State of Assam and the amendments made by clause (i)(b) and clause (ii) of sub-section (1) shall have effect in relation to the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya to be constituted at any time after the appointed day.
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