Act Number: 11

Act Name: The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960

Year: 1960

Enactment Date: 1960-04-25

Long Title: An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the State of Bombay and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 13: Strength of Legislative Assemblies.
    As from the appointed day, the total number of seats to be filled by persons chosen by direct election in the Legislative Assemblies of Maharashtra and Gujarat shall be 264 and 132 respectively, and in the Second Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950)—
         (a) for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—
             "4. Gujarat . . 132";
         (b) after entry 7, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
             "8. Maharashtra . . 264"; and
         (c) entries 8 to 13 shall be renumbered as entries 9 to 14 respectively.
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