Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 · Chapter III: Representation in the Legislatures · The House of the People
Section 10: Representation in the House of the People
As from the appointed day, there shall be allotted 44 seats to the State of Maharashtra, and 22 seats to the State of Gujarat, in the House of the People, and in the First 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 . . 22";
(b) after entry 7, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
"8. Maharashtra . . 44"; and
(c) entries 8 to 22 shall be renumbered as entries 9 to 23 respectively
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