Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976

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legal order

The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 is an Indian legal order that redefined the boundaries and composition of parliamentary and state assembly constituencies across the country based on the 1971 census.

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Label	Occurrences
Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 canonical	3
Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 1976	1

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Target entity: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976
Context triple: [Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency, previousDelimitationOrder, Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976]

A. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 is a legal order by the Election Commission of India that redefined the boundaries and composition of parliamentary and state assembly constituencies across India based on the latest census data.
B. Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal
The Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal were ad hoc tribunals established in 1947 under Sir Cyril Radcliffe to demarcate the partition boundaries between India and Pakistan in the provinces of Punjab and Bengal.
C. Delimitation Commission of India
The Delimitation Commission of India is a high-powered independent body responsible for redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary and assembly constituencies across India to ensure fair and equal representation based on the latest census data.
D. States Reorganisation Act, 1956
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a landmark Indian law that extensively redrew state boundaries primarily on linguistic lines, reshaping the political map of post-independence India.
E. Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
The Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an Act of the Indian Parliament that created the new state of Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal) by bifurcating Uttar Pradesh and provided for its governmental, judicial, and administrative framework.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976
Target entity description: The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 is an Indian legal order that redefined the boundaries and composition of parliamentary and state assembly constituencies across the country based on the 1971 census.

A. Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008
The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 is a legal order by the Election Commission of India that redefined the boundaries and composition of parliamentary and state assembly constituencies across India based on the latest census data.
B. Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal
The Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal were ad hoc tribunals established in 1947 under Sir Cyril Radcliffe to demarcate the partition boundaries between India and Pakistan in the provinces of Punjab and Bengal.
C. Delimitation Commission of India
The Delimitation Commission of India is a high-powered independent body responsible for redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary and assembly constituencies across India to ensure fair and equal representation based on the latest census data.
D. States Reorganisation Act, 1956
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a landmark Indian law that extensively redrew state boundaries primarily on linguistic lines, reshaping the political map of post-independence India.
E. Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
The Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an Act of the Indian Parliament that created the new state of Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal) by bifurcating Uttar Pradesh and provided for its governmental, judicial, and administrative framework.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal order ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure fair representation based on population distribution ⓘ
appliesTo	Lok Sabha elections ⓘ linked to: Indian general elections state legislative assembly elections ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Republic of India ⓘ linked to: India
basedOnCensus	1971 Census of India ⓘ
citationTitle	Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 ⓘ
classification	central government order ⓘ
contains	descriptions of territorial units forming each constituency ⓘ schedules listing each assembly constituency ⓘ schedules listing each parliamentary constituency ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
defines	boundaries of Lok Sabha constituencies ⓘ boundaries of state legislative assembly constituencies ⓘ composition of assembly constituencies ⓘ composition of parliamentary constituencies ⓘ reservation status of constituencies for Scheduled Castes ⓘ reservation status of constituencies for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
effectiveFromCensus	1971 ⓘ
enforcedBy	Election Commission of India ⓘ
governsPeriod	Indian elections from late 1970s until implementation of later delimitation ⓘ
hasLegalForceUnder	Article 327 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 329 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
issuedBy	Government of India ⓘ
issuedUnderAuthorityOf	Delimitation Act, 1972 ⓘ linked to: Delimitation Acts Delimitation Commission of India ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
legalArea	constitutional law ⓘ election law ⓘ
legalStatus	subordinate legislation ⓘ
purpose	to equalize population among constituencies as far as practicable ⓘ to implement delimitation based on 1971 census data ⓘ
recordedIn	Gazette of India ⓘ linked to: The Gazette of India
regulates	allocation of seats to states and union territories in the House of the People ⓘ number of seats in each state legislative assembly ⓘ territorial extent of each constituency ⓘ
relatedTo	Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1956 ⓘ Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 ⓘ
scope	all states of India ⓘ union territories of India ⓘ linked to: Union territories of India
subjectMatter	delimitation of parliamentary constituencies ⓘ delimitation of state legislative assembly constituencies ⓘ
typeOfInstrument	notification ⓘ
usedFor	conduct of elections to state legislative assemblies ⓘ conduct of general elections to the Lok Sabha ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency → previousDelimitationOrder → Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 ⓘ

Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 → replaced → Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 ⓘ

Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 → citationTitle → Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 ⓘ

Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency → previousDelimitation → Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 1976 ⓘ

linked to: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976

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