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The Delimitation Act

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.
2002
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Short title
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Constitution of Delimitation Commission
  5. 4
     Duties of the Commission
  6. 5
     Associate members
  7. 6
     Casual vacancies
  8. 7
     Procedure and powers of the Commission
  9. 8
     Readjustment of number of seats
  10. 9
     Delimitation of constituencies
  11. 10
     Publication of orders and their date of operation
  12. 10A
     Deferment of delimitation in certain cases
  13. 10B
     Delimitation Commission's order with respect to the State of Jharkhand not to have any legal effect
  14. 11
     Power to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
  15. 12
     Repeal