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of Peoples Act
XV of the Constitution
deals with the electoral
Constitution allows
Parliament to make
provisions in all matters
relating to elections to the Parliament and State
Legislatures. In exercise of this power, the Parliament has
enacted laws like Representation of the People Act 1950
(RPA Act 1950), Representation of the People Act 1951
(RPA Act 1951) and Delimitation Commission Act of 1952.
In this article, let us focus on the salient features of the
Representation of Peoples Act : RPA Act 1950 and RPA Act
1951.
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Part I : Preliminary
Part II : Allocation Of Seats And Delimitation Of
Constituencies
Part IIA : Officers
Part IIB : Electoral Rolls For Parliamentary
Constituencies
Part III : Electoral Rolls For Assembly Constituencies
Part IV Electoral Rolls For Council Constituencies
Part V General
The First Schedule Allocation of seats in the House of
the People
The Second Schedule Total number of seats in the
Legislative Assemblies
The Third Schedule Allocation of seats in the Legislative
Councils
The Fourth Schedule Local authorities for purposes of
elections to Legislative Councils
The Fifth Schedule [Repealed by the Government of
Union Territories Act, 1963]
The Sixth Schedule [Repealed by the Representation of
the People (Amendment) Act, 1956]
The Seventh Schedule [Repealed by the Representation
of the People (Amendment) Act]
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4. Election offences.
5. Election disputes.
6. By-elections.
7. Registration of political parties.
The act is of special significance to the smooth functioning
of Indian democracy, as it checks the entry of persons with
criminal background into the representative
bodies. Representation of Peoples Act 1951 was
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Citation is Article No 43 of 1951.
Representation of Peoples Act contains 13 parts (2
parts added as amendments). Each part is divided into
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The details of the parts in Representation of People
Act 1951 are as below:
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1. PART I : PRELIMINARY.
2. PART II : QUALIFICATIONS AND
DISQUALIFICATIONS.
3. PART III : NOTIFICATION OF GENERAL ELECTIONS.
4. PART IV : ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY FOR THE
CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.
5. PART IV A : REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
6. PART V : CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS.
7. PART VA : FREE SUPPLY OF CERTAIN MATERIAL TO
CANDIDATES OF RECOGNISED POLITICAL PARTIES.
8. PART VI : DISPUTES REGARDING ELECTIONS.
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paper 2.
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Notes - GS paper 3.
Notes - GS paper 4.
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Negative Matter
preventing
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of Nature
representatives, is
always quoted by
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and High Court in various judgments.
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