Power to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date
Section 11 of the Delimitation Act, 2002 deals with power to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date. The Election Commission may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette of India and in the Official Gazette of the State concerned,-- (a) correct any printing mistake in any of the orders made by the Commission under section 9 or any error arising therein from an inadvertent slip or omission; The Act came into force on 03 Jun 2002.
(1) The Election Commission may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette of India and in the Official Gazette of the State concerned,--
(a) correct any printing mistake in any of the orders made by the Commission under section 9 or any error arising therein from an inadvertent slip or omission; and
(b) where the boundaries or name of any district or any territorial division mentioned in any of the said orders are or is altered, make such amendments as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for bringing the orders up-to-date, so, however, that the boundaries or areas or extent of any constituency shall not be changed by any such notification.
1[Provided that the Election Commission may make such amendments, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient, for bringing the said orders up-to-date by including therein and excluding therefrom the relevant areas, consequent upon the exchange of one hundred and eleven enclaves of India and fifty-one enclaves of Bangladesh with effect from 31st July, 2015, in pursuance of the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015].
(2) Every notification under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is issued, before the House of the People and the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned.
Section 11, The Delimitation Act, 2002 (Act 33 of 2002).
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Questions about Section 11
What does Section 11 of the Delimitation Act deal with?
Section 11 of the Delimitation Act is headed "Power to maintain delimitation orders up-to-date". The Election Commission may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette of India and in the Official Gazette of the State concerned,-- (a) correct any printing mistake in any of the orders made by the Commission under section 9 or any error arising therein from an inadvertent slip or omission;
How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Delimitation Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Delimitation Act 2002 11, section 11 Delimitation Act 2002, section 11 of the Delimitation Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 11 of the Delimitation Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 9 (Delimitation of constituencies), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 11 of the Delimitation Act come into force?
Section 11 of the Delimitation Act, cited as Delimitation Act 2002 11, came into force on 03 Jun 2002, having been enacted on 03 Jun 2002. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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