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Union of India - Section

Section 8 in The Delimitation Act, 1972

8. Readjustment of number of seats.

The Commission shall, on the basis of the latest census figures and having regard to the provisions of articles 81, 170, 330 and 332, and also, in relation to the State of Nagaland clause (2) (h) of article 371A and sub-section (1) of section 11 of the State of Nagaland Act, 1962, (27 of 1962) in relation to the Union territories except Delhi sections 3 and 39 of the, Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963) and in relation to the Union territory of Delhi section 3 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Delhi Administration Act, 1966, (19 of 1966) by order determine-
(a)the number of seats in the House of the People to be allocated to each State and the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for the Scheduled Tribes of the State; and
(b)the total number of seats to be assigned to the Legislative Assembly of each State and the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for the Scheduled Tribes of the State :
Provided that the total number of seats assigned to the Legislative Assembly of any State under clause (b) shall be an integral multiple of the number of seats in the House of the People allocated to that State under clause (a).