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The Representation of the People Act, 1950

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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.

Act number
43 of 1950
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Legislative Department
Enacted
12 May 1950

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56 sections

  1. Section 1Short title.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Allocation of seats in the House of the People.
  4. Section 3ARepealed.
  5. Section 4Filling of seats in the House of the People and Parliamentary constituencies.
  6. Section 5Omitted.
  7. Section 6Omitted.
  8. Section 7Total number of seats in Legislative Assemblies and Assembly Constituencies.
  9. Section 7ATotal number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly Constituencies.
  10. Section 8Consolidation of delimitation orders.
  11. Section 8ADelimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in the States of Arunachal Pardesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland.
  12. Section 9Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Order up-to-date
  13. Section 9AOmitted.
  14. Section 9BOmitted.
  15. Section 10Allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils.
  16. Section 11Delimitation of Council constituencies.
  17. Section 12Power to alter or amend orders.
  18. Section 13Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies
  19. Section 13AChief electoral officers
  20. Section 13AADistrict election officers.
  21. Section 13BElectoral registration officers
  22. Section 13CAssistant electoral registration officers
  23. Section 13CCChief Electoral Officers, District Election Officers, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission.
  24. Section 13DElectoral rolls for Parliamentary constituencies.
  25. Section 14Definitions
  26. Section 15Electoral roll for every constituency.
  27. Section 16Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll.
  28. Section 17No person to be registered in more than one constituency.
  29. Section 18No person to be registered more than once in any constituency.
  30. Section 19Conditions of registration
  31. Section 20Meaning of “ordinarily resident”
  32. Section 20ASpecial provisions for citizens of India residing outside India.
  33. Section 21Preparation and revision of electoral rolls.
  34. Section 22Correction of entries in electoral rolls.
  35. Section 23Inclusion of names in electoral rolls.
  36. Section 24Appeals.
  37. Section 25Fee for applications and appeals
  38. Section 25AConditions of registration as elector in Sangha constituency in Sikkim.
  39. Section 26Omitted.
  40. Section 27Preparation of electoral rolls for Council Constituencies.
  41. Section 27AConstitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.
  42. Section 27BOmitted.
  43. Section 27COmitted.
  44. Section 27DOmitted.
  45. Section 27EOmitted.
  46. Section 27FOmitted.
  47. Section 27GTermination of membership of electoral college for certain disqualifications.
  48. Section 27HManner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.
  49. Section 27-IOmitted.
  50. Section 27JPowers of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein.
  51. Section 27KOmitted.
  52. Section 28Power to make rules.
  53. Section 29Staff of local authorities to be made available.
  54. Section 30Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.
  55. Section 31Making false declarations.
  56. Section 32Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation, etc., of electoral rolls