Substitution of new articles for articles 81 and 82.
4. For articles 81 and 82 of the Constitution, the following articles shall be substituted, namely:—
Composition of the House of the People.
"81. (1) Subject to the provisions of article 331, the House of the People shall consist of—
- (a) not more than five hundred members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the States, and
- (b) not more than twenty members to represent the Union territories, chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law provide.
(2) For the purposes of sub-clause (a) of clause (1),—
- (a) there shall be allotted to each State a number of seats in the House of the People in such manner that the ratio 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, 30 far as practicable, the same throughout the State.
(3) In this article, the expression "population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published.
Readjustment after each census.
82. Upon the completion of each census, the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States and the division of each State into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine:
Provided that such readjustment shall not affect representation in the House of the People until the dissolution of the then existing House."
Amendment of article 131.
5. In article 131 of the Constitution, for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:—
“Provided that the said jurisdiction shall not extend to a dispute arising out of any treaty, agreement, covenant, engagement, Sanad or other similar instrument which, having been entered into or executed before the commencement of this Constitution, continues in operation after such commencement, or which provides that the said jurisdiction shall not extend to such a dispute."
Amendment of article 153.
6. To article 153 of the Constitution, the following proviso shall be added, namely:—
"Provided that nothing in this article shall prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States."
Amendment of article 158.
7. In article 158 of the Constitution, after clause (3), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
"(3A) Where the same person is appointed as Governor of two or more States, the emoluments and allowances payable to the Governor shall be allocated among the States in such proportion as the President may by order determine."
