Section 60 — Delimitation of constituencies.

60. Delimitation of constituencies.—(1) Without prejudice to sub-sections (3) of section 14 of
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this Act, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
shall be increased from 107 to 114, and delimitation of the constituencies may be determined by the
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Election Commission in the manner hereinafter provided—
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     (a) the number of seats to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the
   Legislative Assembly, having regard to the relevant provisions of the Constitution;
       (b) the assembly constituencies into which the Union territory shall be divided, the extent of
   each of such constituencies and in which of them seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes
   or for the Scheduled Tribes; and
      (c) the adjustments in the boundaries and description of the extent of the parliamentary
   constituencies in each Union territory that may be necessary or expedient.
  (2) In determining the matters referred to in clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (1), the Election
Commission shall have regard to the following provisions, namely:—
      (a) all the constituencies shall be single-member constituencies;
      (b) all constituencies shall, as far as practicable, be geographically compact areas, and in
   delimiting them, regard shall be had to physical features, existing boundaries of administrative
   units, facilities of communication and conveniences to the public; and
      (c) constituencies in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled
   Tribes shall, as far as practicable, be located in areas where the proportion of their population to
   the total population is the largest.
   (3) The Election Commission shall, for the purpose of assisting it in the performance of its
functions under sub-section (1), associate with itself as associate members, four persons as the Central
Government may by order specify, being persons who are the members of the Legislative Assembly
of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir or four members of the House of the People
representing the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir:
   Provided that none of the associate members shall have a right to vote or to sign any decision of
the Election Commission.


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    (4) If, owing to death or resignation, the office of an associate member falls vacant, it shall be
filled as far as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3).
   (5) The Election Commission shall—
       (a) publish its proposals for the delimitation of constituencies together with the dissenting
   proposals, if any, of any associate member who desires publication thereof in the Official Gazette
   and in such other manner as the Commission may consider fit, together with a notice inviting
   objections and suggestions in relation to the proposals and specifying a date on or after which the
   proposals will be further considered by it;
      (b) consider all objections and suggestions which may have been received by it before the date
   so specified; and
      (c) after considering all objections and suggestions which may have been received by it before
   the date so specified, determine by one or more orders the delimitation of constituencies and cause
   such order or orders to be published in the Official Gazette, and there upon such publication, the
   order or orders shall have the full force of law and shall not be called in question in any court.
   (6) As soon as may be after such publication, every such order relating to assembly constituencies
shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.




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