Representation of the People Act, 1950
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.
Chapter I: Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Definitions 2 judgments
Chapter II: Allocation of Seats and Delimitation of Constituencies
The House of the People
- 3 Allocation of seats in the House of the People 1 judgment
- 3A Repealed
- 4 Filling of seats in the House of the People and Parliamentary constituencies
- 5 Omitted
- 6 Omitted
The State Legislative Assemblies
- 7 Total number of seats in Legislative Assemblies and Assembly Constituencies 2 judgments
- 7A Total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly Constituencies
The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order
- 8 Consolidation of delimitation orders 1 judgment
- 8A Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in the States of Arunachal Pardesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland
- 9 Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Order up-to-date 4 judgments
- 9A Omitted
- 9B Omitted
The State Legislative Councils
Provisions as to orders delimiting constituencies
Chapter IIA: Officers
Chapter IIB: Electoral Rolls for Parliamentary Constituencies
Chapter III: Electoral Rolls for Assembly Constituencies
- 14 Definitions 1 judgment
- 15 Electoral roll for every constituency 1 judgment
- 16 Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll 14 judgments
- 17 No person to be registered in more than one constituency 1 judgment
- 18 No person to be registered more than once in any constituency 2 judgments
- 19 Conditions of registration 4 judgments
- 20 Meaning of “ordinarily resident” 8 judgments
- 20A Special provisions for citizens of India residing outside India
- 21 Preparation and revision of electoral rolls 1 judgment
- 22 Correction of entries in electoral rolls 1 judgment
- 23 Inclusion of names in electoral rolls 3 judgments
- 24 Appeals
- 25 Fee for applications and appeals
- 25A Conditions of registration as elector in Sangha constituency in Sikkim 2 judgments
Chapter IV: Electoral Rolls for Council Constituencies
Chapter IVA: Manner of Filling Seats in the Council of States to Be Filled by Representatives of Union Territories
- 27A Constitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories
- 27B Omitted
- 27C Omitted
- 27D Omitted
- 27E Omitted
- 27F Omitted
- 27G Termination of membership of electoral college for certain disqualifications
- 27H Manner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories
- 27-I Omitted
- 27J Powers of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein
- 27K Omitted
Chapter V: General
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