 bill no 2 of  2016 the representation of the people (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri rabindra kumar jena, mp a billfurther to amend the representation of the people act, 1951be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement20162  in section 33 of the representation of the people act, 1951, in sub-section (7),—amendment of section 3343 of 1951(i) in clause (a), for the words "from more than two parliamentary constituencies", the words "from more than one parliamentary constituency" shall be substituted;(ii) in clause (b), for the words "from more than two assembly constituencies", the words "from more than one assembly constituency" shall be substituted;5(iii) in clause (c), for the words "from more than two council constituencies", the words "from more than one council constituency" shall be substituted;(iv) in clause (d), for the words "for  filling more than two such seats", the words"for filling more than one such seat" shall be substituted;10(v) in clause (e), for the words "from more than two such parliamentary constituencies", the words "from more than one such parliamentary constituency", shall be substituted;(vi) in clause (f), for the words "from more than two such assembly constituencies", the words "from more than one such assembly constituency" shall be substituted;15(vii) in clause (g), for the words  "for  filling more than two such seats", the words "for filling more than one such seat" shall be substituted; and(viii) in clause (h), for the words "from more than two such council constituencies", the words "from more than one such council constituency" shall be substituted20 statement  of  objects  and  reasonsunder section 33 of the representation of the people act, 1951, a person is allowed to contest polls from a maximum of two seats when a candidate wins both the seats, he or she must vacate one within a specified number of days, triggering a bye-election, as stated under section 70 of the act allowing candidates to contest from more than one constituency is a drain on the exchequer and also compels the voters to participate in an unwarranted bye-electionthe background paper on electoral reforms (december, 2010), prepared by the core committee on electoral reforms and co-sponsored by the election commission of india had observed that in situations where a person contests elections from two constituencies and wins from both, a bye-election is required from one constituency, which necessarily involve avoidable labour and expenditure on the conduct of that bye-election it has also recommended an amendment to the representation of the people act, 1951 to provide that a person cannot contest from more than one constituency at a timeit is believed that allowing candidates to contest elections from two seats allows them to cover political risks the bill seeks to ensure that a person do not contest from more than one seat at a time, thereby increasing the commitment of candidates towards the electorate he or she claims to want to serve and furthering india's democratic evolutionthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the representation of the people act, 1951 in order to achieve the above objectivehence, this billnew delhi;rabindra kumar jenadecember 21, 2015 annexure extract from the representation of the people act, 1951 no 43 of 1951    presentation of nomination paper and requirements for a valid nomination33 (7) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (6) or in any other provisions of this act, a person shall not be nominated as a candidate for election,—(a) in case of a general election to the house of the people (whether or not held simultaneously from all parliamentary constituencies), from more than two parliamentary constituencies;(b) in case of a general election to the legislative assembly of a state (whether or not held simultaneously from all assembly constituencies), from more than two assembly constituencies in that state;(c) in the case of a biennial election to the legislative council of a state having two or more seats allotted to a state, for filling more than two such seats;(d) in the case of a biennial election to the council of states for filling two or more seats allotted to a state, for filling more than two such seats;(e) in case of bye-elections to the house of the people from two or more parliamentary constituencies which are held simultaneously from more than two such parliamentary constituencies;(f ) in the case of bye-election to the legislative assembly of a state from two or more assembly constituencies which are held simultaneously, for filling more than two such seats;(g) in the case of bye-election to the council of states for filling two or more seats allotted to a state, which are held simultaneously, from more than two such council constituencies     ———— a billfurther to amend the representation of the people act, 1951————(shri rabindra kumar jena, mp)gmgipmrnd—4103l(s3)—09022016