PART IV
ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
Appointment of Lieutenant Governor of Union territory of Ladakh. 58. (1) The Union territory of Ladakh will be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through a Lieutenant Governor to be appointed by him under article 239.
- (2) The President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union territory of Ladakh under article 240 of the Constitution of India.
- (3) Any regulation so made may repeal or amend any Act made by Parliament or any other law which is for the time being applicable to the Union territory of Ladakh and, when promulgated by the President, shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament which applies to the Union territory of Ladakh.
- (4) The Lieutenant Governor shall be assisted by advisor(s) to be appointed by the Central Government.
PART V
DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
Definitions. 59. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
- (a) “associate member” means a member associated with the Delimitation Commission under section 60;
- (b) “Delimitation Commission” means the Delimitation Commission to be constituted under section 3 of the Delimitation Act, 2002; and thereafter by any law made by the Parliament.33 of 2002.
- (c) “Election Commission” means the Election Commission appointed by the President under article 324 of the Constitution of India;
- (d) “latest census figures” mean the census figures ascertained at the latest census of which the finally published figures are available;
- (e) “Parliamentary Constituency” means a constituency provided by law for the purpose of elections to the House of the People from Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh.
- (f) “Assembly Constituency” means a constituency provided by law for the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly.
Delimitation of constituencies.
60. (1) Without prejudice to sub-sections (3) of section 14 of 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 Election Commission in the manner hereinafter provided—
- (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
