Chapter 82 Election Laws

1. What do Articles 81 and 170 of the Constitution lay down regarding seats in Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies?

2. What does Article 171 of the Constitution lay down regarding seats in the Legislative Council of a State?

3. What was the purpose of enacting the Representation of the People Act, 1950?

4. What powers did the Representation of the People Act, 1950, confer on the President?

5. What did the Representation of the People Act, 1950, provide for regarding electors?

6. What other provisions relating to elections does the Representation of the People Act, 1950, make?

7. What aspects of elections were not covered by the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and were left for a subsequent measure?

8. What was the purpose of enacting the Representation of the People Act, 1951?

9. What are the broad electoral matters contained in the Representation of the People Act, 1951?

10. What do Articles 82 and 170 of the Constitution provide for regarding readjustment and division of territorial constituencies?

11. What do Articles 330 and 332 of the Constitution provide for regarding reserved seats for SCs and STs?

12. What was the issue with previous delimitation based on the 1971 census?

13. What was the purpose of enacting the Delimitation Act, 2002?

14. What does the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, declare?

15. What does the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976, provide for?

16. What does the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, regulate?

17. What do the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, provide for?

18. What do the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, facilitate?

19. What do the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, provide for?

20. What does the Registration of Political Parties (Furnishing of Additional Particulars) Order, 1992, provide for?

21. When were the earlier Delimitation Acts enacted?

22. What did the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974, repeal?