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(a) in the States of ^[1]*** ^[2][Andhra Pradesh], Bihar, ^[3]*** ^[4][Madhya Pradesh], ^[5]*** ^[6][Maharashtra], ^[7][Karnataka], ^[8]*** ^[9][^[10]Tamil Nadu, Telangana] ^[11][and Uttar Pradesh], two Houses;

(b) in other States, one House.

(2) Where there are two Houses of the Legislature of a State, one shall be known as the Legislative Council and the other as the Legislative Assembly, and where there is only one House, it shall be known as the Legislative Assembly.

169. Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in article 168, Parliament may by law provide for the abolition of the Legislative Council of a State having such a Council or for the creation of such a Council in a State having no such Council, if the Legislative Assembly of the State passes a resolution to that effect by a majority of the total membership of the Assembly and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Assembly present and voting.

(2) Any law referred to in clause (1) shall contain such provisions for the amendment of this Constitution as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of the law and may also contain such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions as Parliament may deem necessary.

(3) No such law as aforesaid shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368.

^[12][170. Composition of the Legislative Assemblies.—(1) Subject to the provisions of article 333, the Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than five hundred, and not less than sixty, members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State.

(2) For the purposes of clause (1), each State shall be divided into territorial constituencies in such manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the State.

^[13][Explanation.—In this clause, the expression “population” means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published:

Provided that the reference in this Explanation to the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year ^[14][2026] have been published, be construed as a reference to the ^[15][2001] census.]

(3) Upon the completion of each census, the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of each State and the division of each State into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine:

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1. The words “Andhra Pradesh,” omitted by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1985 (34 of 1985), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-6-1985).
2. Ins. by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005 (1of 2006), s. 3 (w.e.f. 30-3-2007).
3. The word “Bombay” omitted by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, s. 20 (11 of 1960) (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
4. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 8 (date of enforcement yet to be notified).
5. The words “Tamil Nadu”, omitted by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1986 (40 of 1986), s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-11- 1986).
6. Ins. by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, (11 of 1960), s. 20 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
7. Subs. by the Mysore States (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (31 of 1973), s. 4, for “Mysore” (w.e.f. 1-11-1973), which was ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 8 (1).
8. The word, “Punjab,” omitted by the Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 (46 of 1969), s. 4 (w.e.f. 7-1-1917).
9. Ins. by Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 2010 (16 of 2010), s. 3 (date of enforcement yet to be notified).
10. Subs. by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (6 of 2014), s. 96, for “Tamil Nadu” (w.e.f. 1-6-2014).
11. Subs. by the West Bengal Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 (20 of 1969), s. 4, for “Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal” (w.e.f. 1-8-1969).
12. Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
13. Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 29, for Explanation (w.e.f. 3-1-1977).
14. Subs. by the Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Act, 2001, s. 5, for “2000” (w.e.f. 21-2-2002).
15. Subs. by the Constitution (Eighty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2003, s. 4, for “1991” (w.e.f. 22-6-2003). The figures “1991” were subs. for the original figures “1971” by the Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Act, 2001, s. 5 (w.e.f. 21-2-2002).

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