Composition of the House of the People

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.... between that number and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States; and (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: ^6[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.] (3) In this article, the expression "population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been....

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....ry 750,000 of the population and ^1[****] (c) The ratio between the number of members allotted to each territorial constituency and the population of that constituency as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the territory of India. (2) The representation in the House of the People of the territories comprised within the territory of India but not included within any State shall be such as Parliament may by law provide. (3) Upon the completion of each census, the representation of the several territorial constituencies in the House of the People shall be readjusted by such authority, in such manner and wi....