I beg to move-
THE SCHEDULE
(See Rule 51.)
1. The seats allotted to Indian States in the Statement shall be allocated among the various States and groups of States as in Annexure A, generally on the basis of one seat for one million of the population, fractions Of three-fourths or more being counted as one and lesser fraction being ignored in the case of individual States, and fractions of more than half being counted as one and lesser fractions being ignored in the case of groups of States.
*2. The President may, on the application of any State or States concerned, by order amend Annexure A to this Schedule so as to-
(a) alter the representation allotted to the States, individual or grouped;
(b) alter the grouping of the States by the division of a group into more than one group or the transfer of any State, or States from one group to another or otherwise;
Provided that-
(i) no such alteration shall affect the total representation of all States or of the group or groups of States concerned; and
(ii) in making any such alteration the population basis shall not be departed from and the geographical proximity, economic considerations, and ethnic, cultural and linguistic affinity shall be duly kept in view.
*2-A. When the representation allotted to the States, individual or grouped, or the grouping of the States is altered by an order made under paragraph 2, the President may, on application made in that behalf by the States affected by such order, declare the seats of the members of the Assembly representing the States so affected to be vacant.
3. Not less than 50 per cent of the total representatives of the States in the Assembly shall be elected by the elected members of the States’ legislatures, or where, such legislatures do not exist, by the, members of electoral colleges constituted in accordance with the provisions made in this behalf by the Rulers of the States concerned. The States shall endeavour to increase the quota of elected representatives as much above 50 per cent of the total number as possible. Accordingly at least one half of the number of seats allotted to any State or group of States shall be filled by election in accordance with the provision made in that behalf by the Ruler of the State or States concerned.
* These provisions (2 & 2-A) are new, having been substituted for the original paragraph 2.
4. The Conveners, in respect of the various groups of States specified in column I of the Annexure A, shall be the rulers specified in the corresponding entries in column 4 of that Annexure. The Secretary may in consultation with the States in the group make any such changes in the said column 4 as he may deem necessary or desirable.
5. On the completion of the election or nomination, as the case, may be, the Ruler of the State concerned shall make a notification as far as may be in the following form + stating the name or names of the person or persons elected or nominated as representative or representatives in the Constituent Assembly and cause it to be: communicated to the President of the Constituent Assembly. Where the selection has been made by a group of States, this notification shall be made by the convener for that group.
FORM BE IT HEREBY KNOWN THAT [here enter the name of the representative (s)] ………… has/have been duly chosen as (a) representative (s) of [here, enter the name (s) of the State (s)] in the Constituent Assembly of India. In testimony whereof this notification is issued under my signature and the Seal of my State.
State(s) ………………..
Date …………………..
Ruler of………………..
ANNEXURE A
Single State
| Division as shown in the table of seats appended to part II of the First schedule to the Govt . of India ACT.1935 |
Name of State | Number of seats in the Constituent Assembly |
Convener |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| I | Hyderabad | 16 | ** |
| II | Mysore | 7 | ** |
| III | Kashmir | 4 | ** |
| IV | Gwalior | 4 | ** |
| V | Baroda | 3 | ** |
| IX | Travancore | 6 | ** |
| IX | Cochin | 1 | ** |
| X | Udaipur | 2 | ** |
| X | Jaipur | 3 | ** |
| X | Jodhpur | 2 | ** |
| X | Bikaner | 1 | ** |
| X | Alwar | 1 | ** |
| X | Kotah | 1 | ** |
| XI | Indore | 1 | ** |
| XI | Bhopal | 1 | ** |
| XI | Rewa | 2 | ** |
| XII | Kolhapur | 1 | ** |
| XIV | Patiala | 2 | ** |
| XIV | Bahawalpur 1 | 1 | ** |
| XVI | Mayurbhanj 1 | 1 | ** |
| 20 | 60 |
Frontier Groups
| VII | Sikkim | )1 | Ruler of. |
| XV | Cooch Behar | ) | Cooch Behar |
| State . | |||
| XV | Tripura | ) | |
| XV | Manipur | )1 | Tripura state . |
| XVII | Khasi States | ) |
Interior Groups
| VIII | Rampur | 1 | Rampur State |
| Benares | |||
| X | Bharatpur | ||
| Tonk | |||
| Dholpur | |||
| Karauli | |||
| Sirohi | |||
| (13 states) | Dungarpur | 3 | Bundi State |
| Banswara | |||
| Patabgarh | |||
| Jhalawar | |||
| Jaisalmer | |||
| Kishengarh | |||
| XI | Shahpura |
| Division as shown in the Table of seats appended to part II of the First Schedule to the Govt . of India Act , 1935 . |
Name of State | Number of seats in the Constituent Assembly |
Convener |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Datia | |||
| Orcha | |||
| Dhar | |||
| Dewas ( Senior ) | |||
| Dewas ( Junior ) | |||
| Jaora | |||
| Ratlam | |||
| Panna | |||
| Samthar | |||
| Ajaigarh | |||
| Bijawar | |||
| Charkhari | |||
| ( 26 States ) | Chhatarpur | 3 | Panna State . |
| Baoni | |||
| Nagod | |||
| Maihar | |||
| Baraundha | |||
| Barwani | |||
| Ali Rajpur | |||
| Jhabua | |||
| Sailana | |||
| Sitamau | |||
| Raigarh | |||
| Narsingarh | |||
| Khilchipur | |||
| XVII | Kurwai | ||
| XII | Cutch | ||
| Idar | |||
| Nawanagar | |||
| Bhavnagar | |||
| Junagadh | |||
| Dhrangadhra | |||
| Gondal | |||
| Porbandar | |||
| ( 17 States ) | Morvi | 4 | Nawanagar State . |
| Radhanpur | |||
| Wankaner | |||
| Palitana | |||
| Dhrol | |||
| Limbdi | |||
| Wadhwan | |||
| Rajkot | |||
| Jafrabad | |||
| XII – A | Rajpipla | ||
| Palanpur | |||
| Cambay | |||
| Dharampur | |||
| Balasinor | |||
| Baria | |||
| ( 14 States ) | Chhota Udepur | 2 | Rajpipla State . |
| Sant | |||
| Lunawada | |||
| Bansda | |||
| Sachin | |||
| Jawahar | |||
| Danta | |||
| XIII | Janjira |
| Division as shown in the Table of seats appended to part 1 of the First schedule to the Govt . of India Act . |
Name of State | Number of seats in the Constituent Assembly |
Convener |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| XII | Sangh | ||
| Savantvadi | |||
| Mudhol | |||
| Bhor | |||
| Jamkhandi | |||
| Miraj ( Senior ) | |||
| Miraj ( Junior ) | |||
| Kurundwad ( Senior ) | |||
| Kurndwad ( Junior ) | |||
| ( 17 States ) | Akalkot | 2 | Miraj ( Junior ) State . |
| Phaltan | |||
| Jath | |||
| Aundh | |||
| XI | Ramdurg | ||
| Pudukkottai | |||
| Banganapallee | |||
| Sandur | |||
| XIV | Kapurthala | ||
| Jind | |||
| Nabha | |||
| Mandi | |||
| Bilaspur | |||
| ( 14 States ) | Suket | ||
| Tehri -Garhwal | 3 | Bilaspur State . | |
| Sirmur | |||
| Chamba | |||
| Faridkot | |||
| Malerkotla | |||
| $ Loharu | |||
| Kalsia | |||
| XVII | Bashahr | ||
| XV | Sonepur | ||
| Patna | |||
| Kalahandi | |||
| Keonjhar | |||
| Dhenkanal | |||
| Nayagarh | |||
| Talcher | |||
| Nilgiri | |||
| Gangpur | |||
| Bamra | |||
| ( 25 States ) | Seraikela | ||
| Baud | 4 | Bundi State . | |
| XVII | Bonai | ||
| Athgarh | |||
| Pal Lahara | |||
| Athmalik | |||
| Hindol | |||
| Narsingpur | |||
| Baramba | |||
| Tigiria | |||
| Khandpara | |||
| Ranpur | |||
| Daspalla | |||
| Rairakhol | |||
| Kharsawan | |||
| XVI – A | Bastar | ||
| Surguja | |||
| Raigarh | |||
| Nandgaon | |||
| Khairagarh | |||
| Jaipur | |||
| ( 14 States ) | Kanker | 3 | Baud State . |
| Korea | |||
| Sarangarh | |||
| XVII | Changbhakar | ||
| Chhuikadan | |||
| Kawardha | |||
| Sakti | |||
| Udaipur | |||
| XVII | All other states | 4 | Baghat State . |