Amendment of section

Amendment of section 3-A.--In the Representation of the People Act, in section 3-A in sub-section (1), the following provisos shall be added at the end, namely:-- " Provided that when the Legislative Assembly stands dissolved the five members of the dissolved Legislative Assembly earlier nominated by its Speaker shall cease to be Associate Members of the Commission and in their place three Associate Members shall be nominated by the Governor in consultation with the Chairman of Legislative Council, from amongst the members of Legislative Council, and two Associate Members shall be nominated by the Governor in consultation with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha elected from the State of Jammu and Kashmir: Provided further that where the Delimitation Commission is constituted during a period when the Legislative Assembly stands dissolved, the five Associate Members of the Commission shall be nominated by the Governor in the same manner as prescribed in the preceding proviso. Provided also that where for any reason election to the House of the People for electing Members from the State is not held, the Commission shall have only three Associate Members referred to in the first proviso".