THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950

ACT NO. 43 OF 1950 · Enacted [12th May, 1950.] · 55 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title.

Section 2.Definitions.

The House of the People

Section 3.Allocation of seats in the House of the People.

Section 4.Filling of seats in the House of the People and Parliamentary Constituencies.

Section 5.[Omitted.]

Section 6.[Omitted.]

The State Legislative Assemblies

Section 7.Total number of seats in Legislative Assemblies and Assembly Constituencies.

Section 7A.Total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim and Assembly Constituencies.

The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order

Section 8.Consolidation of delimitation orders.

Section 8A.Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the States of Arunchal Pardesh, Assam, Manipur or Nagaland.

Section 9.Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Order up-to-date.

Section 9A.[Omitted.]

Section 9B.[Omitted.]

The State Legislative Councils

Section 10.Allocation of seats in the Legislative Councils.

Section 11.Delimitation of Council constituencies.

Provisions as to orders delimiting constituencies

Section 12.Power to alter or amend orders.

Section 13.Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies.

OFFICERS

Section 13A.Chief electoral officers.

Section 13AA.District election officers.

Section 13B.Electoral registration officers.

Section 13C.Assistant electoral registration officers.

Section 13CC.Chief electoral officers, district election officers, etc., deemed to be on deputation to Election Commission.

ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES

Section 13D.Electoral rolls for parliamentary constituencies.

ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES

Section 14.Definitions.

Section 15.Electoral roll for every constituency.

Section 16.Disqualifications for registration in an electoral roll.

Section 17.No person to be registered in more than one constituency.

Section 18.No person to be registered more than once in any constituency.

Section 19.Conditions of registration.

Section 20.Meaning of “ordinarily resident”.

Section 20A.Special provisions for citizens of India residing outside India.

Section 21.Preparation and revision of electoral rolls.

Section 22.Correction of entries in electoral rolls.

Section 23.Inclusion of names in electoral rolls.

Section 24.Appeals.

Section 25.Fee for applications and appeals.

Section 25A.Conditions of registration as elector in Sangha constituency in Sikkim.

ELECTORAL ROLLS FOR COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIES

Section 26.[Omitted.]

Section 27.Preparation of electoral rolls for Council Constituencies.

MANNER OF FILLING SEATS IN THE COUNCIL OF STATES TO BE FILLED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF UNION TERRITORIES

Section 27-I.[Omitted.]

Section 27A.Constitution of electoral colleges for the filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.

Section 27B.[Omitted.]

Section 27C.[Omitted.]

Section 27D.[Omitted.]

Section 27E.[Omitted.]

Section 27F.[Omitted.]

Section 27G.Termination of membership of electoral college for certain disqualifications.

Section 27H.Manner of filling of seats in the Council of States allotted to Union territories.

Section 27J.Power of electoral colleges to elect notwithstanding vacancies therein.

Section 27K.[Omitted.]

GENERAL

Section 28.Power to make rules.

Section 29.Staff of local authorities to be made available.

Section 30.Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.

Section 31.Making false declarations.

Section 32.Breach of official duty in connection with the preparation, etc., of electoral rolls.