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2. The Constituent Assembly may co-opt experts and advisers to assist the Assembly in the task of constitution making. These experts and advisers so co-opted shall speak and otherwise take part in the proceedings of the Assembly or any Committee of the Assembly of which he may be so named a member but shall not be entitled to vote.

3. The United State shall be divided into territorial constituencies, and the total number of seats shall be distributed among them by assigning to each constituency one or two seats as may be convenient. As far as possible the constituencies shall be so delimited as not to cut across the boundaries of any compact part of a Covenanting State.

4. The qualifications for membership of the Assembly and for being included in the electoral rolls shall be similar to those prescribed in relation to the United Provinces Legislative Assembly, subject to necessary modifications.

5. An order shall in due course be made and proclaimed by the Raj Pramukh providing, consistently with the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, for—

(a) the delimitation of constituencies;

(b) the preparation of electoral rolls;

(c) the qualifications for membership of the Assembly;

(d) the qualifications entitling persons to vote in the elections;

(e) conduct of the elections, including bye-elections for the filling of casual vacancies;

(f) corrupt practices at or in connection with such elections; and

(g) the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with such elections.

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Schedule IV

Provisions relating to the Interim Legislative Assembly of the United State of Madhya-Bharat

1. The Legislative Assembly shall consist of—

(a) forty members elected by the members of the Gwalior Legislative Assembly;

(b) fifteen members elected by the members of the Indore Legislative Assembly; and

(c) 20 members elected by an electoral college to be constituted by the Raj Pramukh in consultation with the Government of