Act No. 43 of 1950

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Act No. 43 of 1950 is the Indian statute formally known as the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which lays down the legal framework for the preparation and revision of electoral rolls and related aspects of elections to Parliament and state legislatures.

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Act No. 43 of 1950 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of India
Indian statute
appliesTo elections to the Council of States
elections to the House of the People
elections to the Legislative Assemblies of States
elections to the Legislative Councils of States
areaOfLaw constitutional law
election law
basedOnConstitutionalProvision Article 327 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
country India
enactedBy Parliament of India NERFINISHED
grantsPowerTo Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
hasPart provisions on appeals regarding electoral rolls
provisions on assistant electoral registration officers
provisions on correction of entries in electoral rolls
provisions on electoral registration officers
provisions on inclusion of names in electoral rolls
provisions on preparation of electoral rolls for each constituency
provisions on revision of electoral rolls
schedules relating to allocation of seats
schedules relating to delimitation of constituencies
implementedBy Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Republic of India NERFINISHED
languageOfStatute English
legalBasisFor delimitation of constituencies prior to later delimitation laws
electoral roll preparation in India
legislature Parliament of India NERFINISHED
officialName Representation of the People Act, 1950 NERFINISHED
purpose to provide for matters connected with or incidental to elections to Parliament and State Legislatures
to provide for the allocation of seats and delimitation of constituencies for elections
to provide for the preparation of electoral rolls for such elections
regulates correction of entries in electoral rolls
deletion of names from electoral rolls
inclusion of names in electoral rolls
preparation of electoral rolls for assembly constituencies
preparation of electoral rolls for parliamentary constituencies
relatedTo Representation of the People Act, 1951 NERFINISHED
shortName RPA 1950 NERFINISHED
status in force
subject allocation of seats in the House of the People
conditions for inclusion in electoral rolls
delimitation of constituencies for State Legislative Assemblies
delimitation of constituencies for the House of the People
preparation of electoral rolls
qualifications for registration in electoral rolls
revision of electoral rolls
special provisions for representation of Scheduled Castes
special provisions for representation of Scheduled Tribes

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