The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 2010

This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 2010.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, each of the words and expressionsused herein and not defined but defined in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950) shallhave the same meaning as in that Act.

(1) As from such date as the President may,by order appoint,there shall be a Legislative Council for the State of Tamil Nadu; and as from that date,in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of 1article 168, after the word "Karnataka", the words "Tamil Nadu" shallbe inserted. (2) In the said Council, there shall be 78 seats of which (a) the numbers to be filled by persons elected by the electorates referred to in sub-clauses (a), (b)and (c) of clause (3) of article 171 shall be 26, 7 and 7 respectively; (b) the number to be filled by persons elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly ofTamil Nadu in accordance with the provisions of sub-clause (d) of the said clause shall be 26; and (c) the number to be filled by persons nominated by the Governor of Tamil Nadu in accordancewith the provisions of sub-clause (e) of that clause shall be 12. (3) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the President, after consultation with theElection Commission, shall, by order, determine, (a) the constituencies into which the State of Tamil Nadu shall be divided for the purpose ofelections to the said Council under each of the sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of clause (3) of article 171; (b) the extent of each constituency; and (c) the number of seats to be allotted to each constituency. (4) As soon as may be after such determination, steps shall be taken to constitute the said Council inaccordance with the provisions of this Act, the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950) andthe Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951).

In the Representationof the People Act, 1950, (a) in the Third Schedule, after entry No. 6 relating to Karnataka, the following entry shall beinserted, namely: "7. Tamil Nadu78 26 7 7 26 12"; (b) in the Fourth Schedule, after the heading "KARNATAKA" and the entries thereunder, thefollowing heading and entries shall be inserted, namely: "TAMIL NADU 1. Municipalities, as referred to in article 243Q of the Constitution. 2. Panchayat Union Councils. 3. Cantonment Boards. 4.District Panchayats referred to in the Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act, 1994 (Tamil NaduAct 21 of 1994).".

In section 15A of the Representation of thePeople Act, 1951. after the words and figures "under the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Act, 2005(1 of 2006)", the words and figures "and constituting the Legislative Council of the State of Tamil Naduunder the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 2010" shall be inserted.