 bill no 71 of 1_ the representation of the people (amendment) bill, 1989 a billfurther to amend the representation of the people act, 19511 be it enacted by parliament in the fortieth year of the republic of india as follows:-t the people short title i (1) this act may be (amendment) act, 1989 called the representation of 5 (2) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of october, 1989 i i and leom_ mencement 2 in the representation of the people act, 1951 (hereinafter referred , 43 of 1951 to as the principal act) after section 73a, the following section shall be inserted namely:-insertion ot new section 73aa special provision as to !certain elections 10 "73aa notwithstanding anything contained in section 73 or in any other provision of this act, with respect to the general election for the purpose of constituting a new house of the people upon the expiry of the term of the house of the people in existence on the commencement of the representation of the people (amendment) 15 act, 1989,-' 1 t - (a) the notification under section 73 may be issued without taking into account the parliamentary constituencies in the state qf assam; and (b) the election commission may take the steps in relation to elections from the parliamentary constituencies in the state of assam separately and in such manner and on such date or dates as it may deem appropriate" s ord 3 (1) the representation of the people (amendment) ordinance, 2 of 1989 1989, is hereby repealed repeal and saving (2) notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal act, as amended by the said ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal act, as amended by this act 10  statement of objects and reasonsin respect of general election for constituting the ninth lok sabha the election commission had recommended that the presidential notifi cation under section 14(2) of the representation of the people act, 1951 might be issued on the 23rd october, 1989 calling upon all parliamentary constituencies other than those within the state of assam to elect mem· bers in accordance with the provisions of that act and of the rules and orders made thereunder in the case of assam as the revised electoral rolls had not been published in the final form, the question of holding elections from the parliamentary constituencies in assam could be taken up only after such final publication of the revised electoral rolls the commission accordingly decided to fix a separate programme in due course with respect to the elections from the parliamentary constituencies in assam and recommended that suitable provisions might be made in the representation of the people act, 1951 to provide legal cover with regard to the postponing of the elections from the parliamentary constituencies in assam the representation of the people (amendment) ordinance, 1989, was accordinglypromuig&ted by the president on the 21st octobe,r, 1989 2 the bill seeks to replace the aforesaid ordinance new delhi; dinesh goswami the 15th december, 1989 - a bill r· further to amend the representation of the people act, 1951 (shri dinesh goswczmi, m6ibtet of law and justice) 