**Summary:**
The Election Laws Amendment Act, 2016 (Act No. 10 of 2016), enacted by the Parliament of India in its Sixty-seventh Year and assented to by the President on March 3, 2016, amends the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Delimitation Act, 2002.
Specifically, the Act empowers the Election Commission to update the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, to reflect the exchange of one hundred and eleven enclaves of India and fifty-one enclaves of Bangladesh, which took effect on July 31, 2015, following the Constitution One Hundredth Amendment Act, 2015. This is achieved through amendments to Section 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and Section 11 of the Delimitation Act, 2002. The Act's commencement date will be determined by the Central Government via notification in the Official Gazette.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Laws Amendment Act, 2016: An Act further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Delimitation Act, 2002.
Parliament: The legislative body that enacted the Election Laws Amendment Act, 2016.
Representation of the People Act, 1950: An act amended by the Election Laws Amendment Act, 2016.
Delimitation Act, 2002: An act amended by the Election Laws Amendment Act, 2016.
Central Government: The government entity responsible for bringing the Election Laws Amendment Act, 2016 into force.
Election Commission: The body that may make amendments to orders to include or exclude relevant areas following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh.
India: One of the countries involved in the exchange of enclaves mentioned in the act.
Bangladesh: One of the countries involved in the exchange of enclaves mentioned in the act.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 3rd March, 2016/Phalguna 13, 1937 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
3rd March, 2016, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016
NO. 10 OF 2016
[3rd March, 2016.]
An Act further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the
Delimitation Act, 2002.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. (1) This Act may be called the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016. Short title
and
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification commencement.
in the Official Gazette, appoint.2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 1]
CHAPTER II
AMENDMENT TO THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950
Amendment 2. In section 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, in sub-section (1), after 43 of 1950.
of section 9. clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
‘‘(c) make such amendments in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly
Constituencies Order, 2008 as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for bringing the
Order up-to-date by including therein and excluding therefrom the relevant areas,
consequent upon the exchange of one hundred and eleven enclaves of India and fifty-
one enclaves of Bangladesh with effect from 31st July, 2015, in pursuance of the
Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015.’’.
CHAPTER III
AMENDMENT TO THE DELIMITATION ACT, 2002
Amendment 3. In section 11 of the Delimitation Act, 2002, in sub-section (1), in clause (b), the 33 of 2002.
of section 11. following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
"Provided that the Election Commission may make such amendments, as appear
to it to be necessary or expedient, for bringing the said orders up-to-date by including
therein and excluding therefrom the relevant areas, consequent upon the exchange of
one hundred and eleven enclaves of India and fifty-one enclaves of Bangladesh with
effect from 31st July, 2015, in pursuance of the Constitution (One Hundredth
Amendment) Act, 2015.".
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DR. G. NARAYANA RAJU,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
PRINTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI—2016.
GMGIPMRND—4755GI—04-03-2016.