PART II

 

STATUTORY ORDERS

 

1THE DELIMITATION OF COUNCIL CONSTITUENCIES

(BIHAR) ORDER, 1951

 

 

In  pursuance  of section 11 of the Representation of the People  Act,

1950  (43  of  1950), the President is pleased to make  the  following

Order, namely:-

 

1.    This   Order  may  be   called  the  Delimitation   of   Council

Constituencies (Bihar) Order, 1951.

 

2.   The constituencies into which the State of Bihar shall be divided

for  the purpose of elections to the Legislative Council of the  State from

(a)  the graduates' constituencies, (b) the teachers'  constituencies,

and  (c) the local authorities' constituencies in the said State,  the

extent  of each such constituency and the number of seats allotted  to

each such constituency shall be as shown in the following Table:-

 

2[TABLE

 

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Name of                       Extent of                 Number of

Constituency                  Constituency              seats

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        1                         2                         3

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                         Graduates' Constituencies

 

1. Patna            Patna, Nalanda and Nawada districts     1

 

3[2. Gaya           Gaya, Jahanabad, Aurangabad, Rohtas     1]

                    and Bhojpur districts

 

3. Saran            West Champaran, East Champaran, Saran,  1

                    Siwan and Gopalganj districts

 

4. Tirhut           Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Sitamarhi     1

                    districts

 

5. Darbhanga        Darbhanga, Modhubani, Samastipur and    1

                    Begusarai districts

 

3[6. Kosi           Saharsa, Madhepura, Purnea, Arariya,    1]

                    Kishanganj, Katihar and Khagaria,4[Bhalpur,Monghyr]

                    districts

 

                            4[ **** ]

 

 

 

                         Teachers' Constituencies

 

1. Patna            Patna, Nalanda and Nawada districts     1

 

3[2. Gaya           Gaya, Jahanabad, Aurangabad, Rohtas     1]

                    and Bhojpur districts

 

3. Saran            West Champaran, East Champaran, Saran,   1

                    Siwan and Gopalganj districts

 

4. Tirhut           Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Sitamarhi      1

                    districts

 

5. Darbhanga        Darbhanga, Modhubani, Samastipur and     1

                    Begusarai districts

 

3[6. Kosi           Saharsa, Madhepura, Purnea, Arariya,    1]

                    Kishanganj, Katihar and Khagaria,4[Bhalpur,

                  Monghyr]  districts

 

                                4[****]

 

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1.  See Notifn.  No.  S.R.O.  1410, dated the 19th September, 1951 and

Notifn.  No.  S.R.O.  1595, dated the 15th October, 1951.

 

2.   Subs.   by  the Delimitation of  Council  Constituencies  (Bihar)

Amendment  Order,  1983 [Vide Notifn.  No.  G.S.R.  468(E), dated  the

7th June, 1983], for the Table.

 

3.   Subs.   by  the Delimitation of  Council  Constituencies  (Bihar)

Amendment Order, 1991 [Vide Notifn.  No.  S.O.  277(E), dated the 23rd

April, 1991], for certain items.

 

  1. Ins. & Omitted by Act 30 of 2000, sec.18 [w.e.f. 15-11-2000]

 

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1                             2                             3

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                   Local Authorities' Constituencies

 

1.      Patna..................  Patna  district                1

 

2.      Nalanda district................  Nalanda district               1

 

1[3.    Gaya-cum-Jabahad.....  Gaya and Jahanabad districts             1]

4.      Aurangabad.............  Aurangabad district            1

5.      Nawada ................. Nawada district                1

6.      Bhojpur................  Bhojpur district               1

7.      Rohtas ................. Rohtas district                1

8.      Saran .................. Saran district                 1

9.      Siwan .................. Siwan district                 1

10.     Gopalganj .............  Gopalganj district             1

11.     West Champaran ......... West Champaran district        1

12.     East Champaran........   East Champaran district        1

13.     Muzaffarpur...........   Muzaffarpur district           1

14.     Vaishali ..............  Vaishali district              1

15.     Sitamarhi.............   Sitamarhi district             1

16.     Darbhanga .............  Darbhanga district             1

17.     Madhubani .............  Madhubani district             1

18.     Samastipur ............  Samastipur district            1

19.     Monghyr ...............  Monghyr district               1

20.     Begusarai-cum-Khagaria   Begusarai and Khagaria         1

                                 districts

21.     Saharsa-cum-Madhepura..  Saharsa and Madhepura          1

                                 districts

22.     Bhagalpur .............  Bhagalpur district             1

1[23.   Purnea-cum-Arariya...    Purnea, Arariya and            1

        -cum-Kishanganj          kishanganj districts

24.     Katihar................  Katihar district               1

      3[****]

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1[3.   Any reference in this Order to a district shall be construed as

a  reference to the area comprised within that district on the 1st day

of February, 1990.]

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1.   Subs.   by  the Delimitation of  Council  Constituencies  (Bihar)

Amendment  Order,  1991 [Vide Notifn.  No.  S.O.  277(E),   dated

the 23rd April, 1991, for certain items and paragraph 3.

 

2. Omitted by Act 30 of 2000, sec.18 [w.e.f.15-11-2000]

 

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