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THE UNION TERRITORIES (DIRECT ELECTION TO THE HOUSE OF THE PEOPLE) ACT, 1965

Section 2 — Definitions

In this Act—
(a)“parliamentary constituency” has the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950);
(b)“sitting member” means a person who immediately before the commencement of this Act is a member of the House of the People;
(c)“Union territory” means any of the Union territories of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 1[Lakshadweep] and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.