60. (1) The Council of States shall consist of not more than one-half of the total number of members of the House of the People of whom–

(a) not more than twenty-five members shall be chosen from panels of candidates constituted under sub-section (2); and

(b) the remainder shall be representatives of the units:

Provided that the total number of representatives of Indian States shall not exceed forty percent of this remainder,

(2) Before the first general election and, thereafter, before each biennial election to the Council of States under sub-section (9) five panels of candidates shall be formed which shall respectively contain the names of persons having knowledge or practical experience of the following interests and services, namely:

(a) National language and culture, literature, art, education and such professional interests as may be defined by Act of the Federal Parliament;

(b) agriculture and allied interests;

(c) labour;

(d) industry and commerce including banking, finance, accountancy, engineering and architecture;

(e) public administration and services.

(3) Each panel of candidates constituted under sub-section (2) shall contain at least twice the number to be elected from such panel.

(4) For bye-elections, sub-sections (2) and (3) shall have effect subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be prescribed by Act of the Federal Parliament.

(5) (a) The House of the People shall consist of not more than five hundred representatives of the people of the territories of the Federation directly chosen by the voters on the basis of adult suffrage in territorial constituencies delimited by or under Acts of the Federal Parliament and until they are so delimited, in the territorial constituencies specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Constitution:

Provided that seats shall be reserved in the House of the People for-

(i) the Muslim community and the Scheduled Castes;

(ii) the Scheduled Tribes in every Governor’s Province; and

(iii) the Indian Christian community in the Provinces of Madras and Bombay,

according to the scale prescribed in clause (b) of this sub-section:

Provided further that if the President is of opinion that the Anglo-Indian community is not adequately represented in the House of the People, he may nominate not more than two members of the community to the House of the People.

(b) The number of representatives to be chosen for each territorial constituency shall be on a scale of not less than one representative for every 750,000 of the population and not more than one representative for every 500,000 of the population of the constituency:

Provided that the ratio of the total number of representatives of the Indian States to the total population of such States shall not exceed the ratio of the total number of representatives of the Governors’ and Chief Commissioners’ Provinces to the total population of such Provinces.

(5-A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands shall be represented in the House of the People by a single member to be nominated by the President.

(6) The ratio between the number of members to be chosen under sub-section (5), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands shall be represented in the House of the People by a single member to be nominated by the President.

(7) Until otherwise provided by Act of the Federal Parliament all matters relating to or connected with elections to either House of the Federal Parliament shall be regulated by the relevant provisions of the Fourth Schedule to this Constitution.

(8) Upon the completion of each decennial census the representation of the several territorial constituencies in the House of the People shall be readjusted by such authority, in such manner and with effect from such date as the Federal Parliament by Act determine:

Provided that such readjustment shall not affect representation to the House of the People until the dissolution of the then existing House.

(9) The Council of States shall be a permanent body not subject to dissolution, but as near as may be one-third of the members thereof shall retire in every second year in accordance with the provisions in that behalf contained in the Fourth Schedule to this Constitution.

(10) The House of the People, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for four years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer, and the expiration of the said period of four years shall operate as the dissolution of the House:

Provided that the said period may, during an emergency, be extended by the President for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending in any case beyond the period of six months from the expiry of the period of the emergency.

(11) Where Indian States are grouped together for the purpose of returning representatives to the Council of States, the entire group shall be deemed to be a single unit for the purposes of this section.