Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 · Chapter III: Delimitation of Constituencies
Section 39: Assembly constituencies
For the purpose of elections to the Legislative Assembly of [the Union territory], the Union territory shall be divided into single-member assembly constituencies in accordance with the provisions of this Part in such manner that the population of each of the constituencies shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the Union territory.
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