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37                      THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                (Part V.—The Union)
       (4) The representatives of each State 1*** in the Council of States shall
be elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State in
accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the
single transferable vote.
       (5) The representatives of the 2[Union territories] in the Council of States
shall be chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law prescribe.
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         [81. Composition of the House of the People.—(1) 4[Subject to the
provisions of article 331 5***], the House of the People shall consist of—
           (a) not more than 6[five hundred and thirty members] chosen by
       direct election from territorial constituencies in the States; and
           (b) not more than 7[twenty members] to represent the Union
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       territories, chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law provide.
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       (2) For the purposes of sub-clause (a) of clause (1),—
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           (a) there shall be allotted to each State a number of seats in the House
       of the People in such manner that the ratio between that number and the
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       population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States;
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           (b) each State shall be divided into territorial constituencies in such
       manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and
       the number of seats allotted to it is, so far as practicable, the same
       throughout the State:
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         [Provided that the provisions of sub-clause (a) of this clause shall not be
applicable for the purpose of allotment of seats in the House of the People to
any State so long as the population of that State does not exceed six millions.]


1. The words and letters "specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule" omitted by
   the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid, for "States specified in Part C of First Schedule" (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
3. Subs. by s. 4, ibid. for arts. 81 and 82 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
4. Subs. by the Constitution (Thirty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1974, s. 4, for "subject to the
   provisions of art. 331" (w.e.f. 1-3-1975).
5. The words and figure "and para. 4 of the Tenth Schedule" omitted by the Constitution
   (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, s. 5 (w.e.f. 26-4-1975).
6. Subs. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 63, for
   "five hundred and twenty-five members" (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
7. Subs. by the Constitution (Thirty-first Amendment) Act, 1973, s. 2, for "twenty-five
   members" (w.e.f. 17-10-1973).
8. Ins. by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 17-10-1973).

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