The BIHAR AND WEST BENGAL (TRANSFER OF TERRITORIES) ACT, 1956

REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATURES

Section 13: Allocation of seats in the House of the People and assignment of seats to State Legislative Assemblies.

The number of seats in the House of the People allotted to Bihar and to West Bengal and the number of seats assigned to the Legislative Assembly of each of those States by order of the delimitation Commission under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1952 (1 of 1952), shall be modified as follows:— Number of seats in the House of the Number of seats in the People Legislative Assembly Bihar . . . . . . . . 53 318 West Bengal . . . . . . 36 252