12. Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Constitution.—On and from the appointed day, in the
Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, in the Table,—
(a) in entry 1, for the figures “18”, the figures “11” shall be substituted;
(b) entries 2 to 30 shall be renumbered as entries 3 to 31, respectively;
(c) after entry 1, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
“2. Telangana .............................................. 7”.
13. Allocation of sitting members.—(1) On and from the appointed day, eighteen sitting members of
the Council of States representing the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall be deemed to have been
elected to fill the seats allotted to the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as specifiedin the First
Schedule to this Act.
(2) The term of office of such sitting members shall remain unaltered.
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The House of the People
14. Representation in House of the People.—On and from the appointed day, there shall be
allocated 25 seats to the successor State of Andhra Pradesh, and 17 seats to the successor State of
Telangana, in the House of the People, and the First Schedule to the Representation of the People Act,
1950 (43 of 1950) shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.
15. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies.—(1) On and from the appointed
day, the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, shall stand amended as
directed in the Second Schedule to thisAct.
(2) The Election Commission may conduct the elections to the House of the People and the
Legislative Assemblies of the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telanganaas per the allocation of
seats specified in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 as
amended by this Act.
16. Provision as to sitting members.—(1) Every sitting member of the House of the People
representing a constituency which, on the appointed day by virtue of the provisions of section 14, stands
allotted, with or without alteration of boundaries, to the successor States of Andhra Pradesh or Telangana,
shall be deemed to have been elected to the House of the People by that constituency as so allotted.
(2) The term of office of such sitting members shall remain unaltered.
The Legislative Assembly
17. Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies.—(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the
number of seats in the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, on and
from the appointed day, shall be 175 and 119, respectively.
(2) In the Second Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950), under the
heading “I. STATES”:—
(a) for entry 1, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
“1. Andhra Pradesh 294 39 15 175 297”;
(b) entries 25 to 28 shall be renumbered as entries 26 to 29, respectively;
(c) after entry 24, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
12 3 4 5 67
“25. Telangana— — — 119 19 12”.
18. Representation of Anglo-Indian community.—Notwithstanding any thing in sub-section (1) of
section 17 the Governor of the State may nominate one member each to the Legislative Assemblies of the
successor States to give representation to the Anglo-Indian community in accordance with article 333 of
the Constitution.
19. Allocation of sitting members.— (1) Every sitting member of the Legislative Assembly of the
existing State of Andhra Pradesh elected to fill a seat in that Assembly from a constituency which on the
appointed day by virtue of the provisions of section 17 stands allotted, with or without alteration of
boundaries, to the State of Telangana shall, on and from that day, cease to be a member of the Legislative
Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and shall be deemed to have been elected to fill a seat in the Legislative
Assembly of Telangana from that constituency as so allotted.
(2) All other sitting members of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh
shall continue to be members of the Legislative Assembly of that State and any such sitting member
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representing a constituency, the extent or the name of which are altered by virtue of the provisions of
section 17, shall be deemed to have been elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh by that
constituency as so altered.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Legislative
Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shall be deemed to be duly constituted on the appointed
day.
20. Duration of Legislative Assemblies.—The period of five years referred to in clause (1) of article
172 shall, in the case of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh and of the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Telangana, be deemed to have commenced on the date on which it actually
commenced in the case of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh.
21. Speaker, Deputy Speaker and rules of procedure.—(1) The person who immediately before the
appointed day is the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall
continue to be the Speaker of that Assembly on and from that day and the members of that Assembly shall
choose from amongst the members of the Assembly, a member to be the Deputy Speaker of that
Assembly.
(2) As soon as may be after the appointed day, the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the
existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall become the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the
successor State of Telangana and until the Speaker is chosen by that Assembly, the duties of the office of
the Speaker shall be performed by the Deputy Speaker so appointed.
(3) The rules of procedure and conduct of business of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh as
in force immediately before the appointed day shall, until rules are madeunder clause (1) of article 208, be
the rules of procedure and conduct of business of the Legislative Assembly of Telangana, subject to such
modifications and adaptations as may be made therein by the speaker thereof.
The Legislative Councils
22. Legislative Council for successor States.— (1) There shall be constituted a Legislative Council
for each of the successorStates consisting of not more than 1
[58 members in the Legislative Council of
Andhra Pradesh] and 40 members in the Legislative Council of Telangana in accordance with the
provisions contained in article 169 of the Constitution.
(2) The existing Legislative Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh shall, on and from the appointed
day, be deemed to have been constituted as two Legislative Councils of the successor States and the
existing members shall be allotted to the Councils as specified in the Fourth Schedule.
23.Provisions as to Legislative Councils.—(1) On and from the appointed day, there shall be 2
[58
seats in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh] and 40 seats in the Legislative Council of Telangana,
respectively.
(2) In the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950),––
(i) in the Third Schedule,––
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[(a) for the existing entry 1, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:––
1 2 3 4 5 67
“1. Andhra Pradesh 58205 5 208”;]
(b) after entry 7, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
“7A. Telangana 40 14 3 3 14 6”;
1. Subs. by Act 12 of 2015, s. 2, for “50 members in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh” (w.e.f. 29-4-2015).
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “50 seats in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh” (w.e.f. 29-4-2015).
3. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for entry 1 (w.e.f. 29-4-2015).
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(ii) in the Fourth Schedule, after the heading “Tamil Nadu” and the entries relating thereunder,
the following heading and the entries shall be inserted, namely:—
“TELANGANA
1. Municipal Corporations.
2. Municipalities.
3. Nagar Panchayats.
4. Cantonment Boards.
5. Zila Praja Parishads.
6. Mandal Praja Parishads.”.
24. Amendment of Delimitation of Council Constituencies Order.—(1) On and from the appointed
day, the Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Andhra Pradesh) Order,2006 shall stand amended as
directed in Part I of the Third Schedule.
(2) On and from the appointed day, the Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Telangana) Order,
2014, as specified in Part II of the Third Schedule shall apply to the successor State of Telangana.
(3) The Central Government may, in consultation with the successor States of Andhra Pradesh, or as
the case may be, Telangana, by notification in the Official Gazette amend the Third Schedule.
25. Chairman, Deputy Chairman and rules of procedure.—(1) The person who immediately
before the appointed day is the Chairman of the Legislative Council of the existing State of Andhra
Pradesh shall continue to be the Chairmanof that Council on and from that day and the members of that
Council shall choose from amongst the members of the Council, a member to be the Deputy Chairman of
that Council.
(2) As soon as may be after the appointed day, the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of the
existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall become the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of the
successor State of Telangana and until the Chairman is chosen by that Council, the duties of the office of
Chairman shall be performed by the Deputy Chairman so appointed.
(3) The rules of procedure and conduct of business of the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh as in
force immediately before the appointed day shall, until rules are made under clause (1) of article 208, be
the rules of procedure and conduct of business of the Legislative Council of Telangana, subject to such
modifications and adaptations as may be made therein by the Chairman thereof.
Delimitation of constituencies
26. Delimitation of constituencies.—(1) Subject to the provisions contained in article 170 of the
Constitution and without prejudice to section 15 of this Act, the number of seats in the Legislative
Assembly of the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shall be increased from 175 and 119
to 225 and 153, respectively, and delimitation of the constituencies may be determined by the Election
Commission in the manner hereinafter provided—
(a) the number of seats to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the
Legislative Assemblies of the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, respectively, having regard to
the relevant provisions of the Constitution;
(b) the assembly constituencies into which each State referred to in clause (a) shall be divided,
the extent of each of such constituencies and in which of them seats shall be reserved for the
Scheduled Castes or for the Scheduled Tribes; and
(c) the adjustments in the boundaries and description of the extent of the parliamentary
constituencies in each State referred to in clause (a) that may benecessary or expedient.
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(2) In determining the matters referred to in clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (1), the Election
Commission shall have regard to the following provisions, namely:––
(a) all the constituencies shall be single-member constituencies;
(b) all constituencies shall, as far as practicable, be geographically compact areas, and in
delimiting them, regard shall be had to physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units,
facilities of communication and conveniences to the public; and
(c) constituencies in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
shall, as far as practicable, be located in areas where the proportion of their population to the total
population is the largest.
(3) The Election Commission shall, for the purpose of assisting it in the performance of its functions
under sub-section (1), associate with it self as associate members, five persons as the Central Government
may by order specify, being persons who are the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State or of
the House of the People representing theState:
Provided that none of the associate members shall have a right to vote or to sign any decision of the
Election Commission.
(4) If, owing to death or resignation, the office of an associate member falls vacant, it shall be filled as
far as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3).
(5) The Election Commission shall––
(a) publish its proposals for the delimitation of constituencies together with the dissenting
proposals, if any, of any associate member who desires publication thereof in the Official Gazette and
in such other manner as the Commission may consider fit, together with a notice inviting objections
and suggestions in relation to the proposals and specifying a date on or after which the proposals will
be further considered by it;
(b) consider all objections and suggestions which may have been received by it before the date so
specified; and
(c) after considering all objections and suggestions which may have been received by it before the
date so specified, determine by one or more orders the delimitation of constituencies and cause such
order or orders to be published in the Official Gazette,
and upon such publication, the order or orders shall have the full force of law and shall notbe called in
question in any court.
(6) As soon as may be after such publication, every such order relating to assembly constituencies
shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the concerned State.
27.Power of Election Commission to maintain Delimitation Orders up-to date.––(1) The Election
Commission may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette,—
(a) correct any printing mistakes in any order made under section 26 or any error arising therein
from inadvertent slip or omission; and
(b) where the boundaries or name of any territorial division mentioned in any such order or orders
is or are altered, make such amendments as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for bringing such
order up-to-date.
(2) Every notification under this section relating to an assembly constituency shall be laid, as soon
as may be after it is issued, before the concerned Legislative Assembly.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
28. Amendment of Scheduled Castes Order.––On and from the appointed day, the Constitution
(Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (C.O. 19), shall stand amended as directed in the Fifth Schedule to this
Act.
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29. Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Order.––On and from the appointed day, the Constitution
(Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 (C.O. 22), shall stand amended as directed in the Sixth Schedule to this
Act.