THE READJUSTMENT OF REPRESENTATION OF SCHEDULED TRIBES IN ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES OF THE STA…

This Bill enables the Election Commission to readjust seats in the Goa Legislative Assembly to reserve seats for Scheduled Tribes, a right they currently cannot access because their population increased significantly after the last delimitation exercise based on the 2001 census.

The Bill affects the Scheduled Tribes of the State of Goa, the Election Commission of India, the Census Commissioner, and the Central Government.

• The Census Commissioner must ascertain or estimate the population of Scheduled Tribes in Goa based on the 2001 census, adjusted for communities added to the Scheduled Tribes list after 2001.
• The Election Commission is empowered to amend the Delimitation Order of 2008 to provide proper representation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
• The Election Commission must publish proposals, consider public objections, and hold public sittings before finalizing amendments.
• Amendments made by the Election Commission will have the force of law and cannot be challenged in any court.
• The readjustment of seats will apply to all elections held after the publication of the amendments, superseding existing provisions in the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
• The Central Government may issue orders to remove difficulties in implementing the Act, but only within two years of its commencement.
• The Bill does not involve any expenditure from the consolidated fund of India.

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