Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People

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....e reserved in the House of the People for- (a) the Scheduled Castes; ^11[(b) the Scheduled Tribes except the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam; and] (c) the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam. (2) The number of seats reserved in any State ^1[or Union territory] for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes under clause (1) sha....

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....stricts bears to the total population of the State.] ^10[Explanation.-In this article and in article 332, the expression "population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published: Provided that the reference in this Explanation to the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, until the ....

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....Amendment) Act, 1956 dated 19-10-1956, w.e.f. 01-11-1956. 6. Inserted vide Article 29 of the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956 dated 19-10-1956, w.e.f. 01-11-1956. 7. Substituted vide Article 2 of the Constitution (23rd Amendment) Act, dated 23-01-1970 w.e.f. 23-01-1970, before it was read as,  "except the Scheduled Tribes in the ....

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....e House of the People until the dissolution of the House of the People existing at the commencement of this Act. 10. Inserted vide Article 47 of the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976 dated 18-12-1976, w.e.f. 03-01-1977. 11. (1) Substituted vide Article 2 of the Constitution (51st Amendment) Act, 1984 dated 29-04-1985 w.e.f. 16-06-1986, before it was rea....