Section List

Act Number: 43

Act Name: The Representation of the People Act, 1950

Year: 1950

Enactment Date: 1950-05-12

Long Title: An Act to provide the allocation of seats in, and the delimitation of constituencies for the purpose of election to, the House of the People and the Legislatures of States, the qualifications of voters at such elections, the preparation of electoral rolls, the manner of filling seats in the Council of States to be filled by representatives of Union territories, and matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title.
2 Definitions.
3 Allocation of seats in the House of the People.
4 Filling of seats in the House of the People and Parliamentary Constituencies.
5Omitted.
6 Omitted.
7Total number of seats in Legislative Assemblies and Assembly Constituencies.
7ATotal number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly Constituencies.
8Consolidation of delimitation orders.
8ADelimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the States of Arunchal Pardesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland.
9Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Order up-to-date
9A Omitted.
9B Omitted.
10 Allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils.
11Delimitation of Council constituencies.
12Power to alter or amend orders.
13Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies
13A Chief electoral officers
13AA District election officers.
13BElectoral registration officers
13C Assistant electoral registration officers
13CC Chief electoral officers, district election officers, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission.
13D Electoral rolls for parliamentary constituencies
14Definitions
15Electoral roll for every constituency.
16Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll.
17No person to be registered in more than one constituency.
18No person to be registered more than once in any constituency.
19Conditions of registration
20Meaning of “ordinarily resident”
20ASpecial provisions for citizens of India residing outside India.
21Preparation and revision of electoral rolls.
22Correction of entries in electoral rolls.
23Inclusion of names in electoral rolls.
24Appeals.
25Fee for applications and appeals
25AConditions of registration as elector in Sangha constituency in Sikkim.
26Omitted.
27Preparation of electoral rolls for Council Constituencies.
27AConstitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.
27BOmitted.
27COmitted.
27DOmitted.
27EOmitted.
27FOmitted.
27GTermination of membership of electoral college for certain disqualifications.
27HManner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.
27-IOmitted.
27JPower of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein.
27KOmitted.
28Power to make rules.
29Staff of local authorities to be made available.
30Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.
31Making false declarations.
32Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation, etc., of electoral rolls
3ARepealed.
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