Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 · Chapter III: Representation in the Legislatures · The Council of States
Section 6: Amendment of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution
As from the appointed day, there shall be allotted 19 seats to the State of Maharashtra, and 11 seats to the State of Gujarat, in the Council of States, and in the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, in the Table,—
(a) for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—
"4. Gujarat . . 11";
(b) after entry 7, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
"8. Maharashtra . . 19";
(c) entries 8 to 18 shall be renumbered as entries 9 to 19 respectively; and
(d) for the figures "221" the figures "224" shall be substituted.
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