Section 23Provisions as to Legislative Councils

Section 23: Provisions as to Legislative Councils

23. Provisions as to Legislative Councils

(1)

On and from the appointed day, there shall be [58 seats in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh] and 40 seats in the Legislative Council of Telangana, respectively.

(2)

In the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950),—

(i)

in the Third Schedule,—

(a)

for the existing entry 1, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Andhra Pradesh 58 20 5 5 20 8;'

(b)

after entry 7, the following entry shall be inserted, namely:—

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "7A. Telangana 40 14 3 3 14 6";

(ii)

in the Fourth Schedule, after the heading "Tamil Nadu" and the entries relating thereunder, the following heading and the entries shall be inserted, namely:—

"TELANGANA 1. Municipal Corporations.

2. Municipalities.

3. Nagar Panchayats.

4. Cantonment Boards.

5. Zila Praja Parishads.

6. Mandal Praja Parishads.".

Amendment notes (2)

Subs w.e.f. 29-4-2015 . Subs. by s.3, ibid., for "50 seats in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh" (w.e.f. 29-4-2015).
Subs w.e.f. 29-4-2015 . Subs. by s.3, ibid., for entry 1 (w.e.f. 29-4-2015)