The Representation of the People Act,1950
Schedule 2
1[THE SECOND SCHEDULE
(See Sections 7 and 7-A)
TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
Name of the State/Union territory Number of seats in the House as constituted on the basis of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order,1976 as amended from time to time Number of seats in the House as subsequently constituted as per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order,2008 Total Reserved for the Scheduled Castes Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes Total Reserved for the Scheduled Castes Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I Status:1. Andhra Pradesh 294 39 15 294 48 19 2. Arunachal Pradesh 60 .. 59 60 .. 59 3. Assam 126 8 16 126 8 164. Bihar 243 39 .. 243 38 2 5. Chhattisgarh 90 10 34 90 10 29 6. Goa 40 1 .. 40 1 .. 7. Gujarat 182 13 26 182 13 27 8. Haryana 90 17 .. 90 17 .. 9. Himachal Pradesh 68 16 3 68 17 3 10. Jammu and Kashmir* 76 6 .. 11. Jharkhand 81 9 28 81 9 28 12. Karnataka 224 33 2 224 36 15 13. Kerala 140 13 1 140 14 2 14. Madhya Pradesh . 230 34 41 230 35 47 15. Maharashtra 288 18 22 288 29 25 16. Manipur 60 1 19 60 1 19 17. Meghalaya 60 .. 55 60 .. 55 2[18. Mizoram 40 .. 39 40 .. 39] 19. Nagaland 60 .. 59 60 .. 59 20. Orissa 147 22 34 147 24 33 21. Punjab 117 29 .. 117 34 .. 22. Rajasthan 200 33 24 200 34 25 23. Sikkim 32 2 12** 32 2 12**24. Tamil Nadu 234 42 3 234 44 2 25. Tripura 60 7 20 60 10 20 26. Uttarakhand 70 12 3 70 13 2 27. Uttar Pradesh 403 89 .. 403 85 ..28. West Bengal 294 59 17 294 68 16 II Union Territories:1. Delhi 70 13 .. 70 12 ..2. Panducherry 30 5 .. 30 5 ..
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*Under the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of that State excluding the 24 seats earmarked for Pakistan occupied territory is 87 out of which 7 seats have been reserved for the Scheduled Castes in pursuance of the Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People Act,1957.
*Reserved 1 seat for Sanghas and 12 seats for the Sikkimese of Bhutia Lepcha origin.
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1. Subs. by Act No. 10 of 2008 w.e.f. 28-3-2008.
2. Subs. by Act No. 41 of 2009 w.e.f. 22.12.2009.
