38. Definitions.―In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,― (a) “associate member” means a member associated with the Delimitation Commission under section 42 2 [or with the Election Commission 3 [under section 43A or section 43C]]; (b) “Delimitation Commission” means the Delimitation Commission constituted under section 3 of 4 [the Delimitation Act, 2002 (33 of 2002)]; 5 [(bb) “Election Commission” means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324;] (c) “latest census figures” mean the census figures in 1 [the Union territory] ascertained at the latest census of which the finally published figures are available; (d) “parliamentary constituency” means a constituency provided by law for the purpose of elections to the House of the People from 1 [the Union territory] including the Union territory of Delhi.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions and interpretation.Section 3 · Legislative Assemblies for Union territories and their composition.Section 4 · Qualification for membership of Legislative Assembly.Section 5 · Duration of Legislative Assemblies.Section 6 · Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution.Section 7 · Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly.Section 8 · Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-06-19. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.