 bill no 6 of 1_ the representation of the people (amendment) bill, 1985( bill further 10 amend the representation of the people act, 19s1 be it enacted by parliament in the thirtfifth year of the republic of india as foll~ws:-1 (1) 'rhis act may be called the rel¥'esentation of the people (amendment) act, 1985 ' short title aad commencement 5 (2) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 20th day of november, 1984 43 ot 1951 10 special prevision as to certain elections 2 in the representation of the people act;, 1951 (herejnafter referred insertion· tl) as the principal act), after lection 73, the following section shall be of dew inserted, namely~-8ection 7la "73a notwithstanding anything contained in section 73 or in any other provision of this act, with respect to the general electior for the purpo~ 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) actj 1965,-(a) the notification under section 73 may be issued without takin, into account the parliamentary constituencies in the  state of assam and the parliamentary constituencies in the state of peujab; and(b) the election commission may take the steps in relation to elections from the parliamentary constituencies in the state of assam and the parliamentary constituencies in the state of 5 punjab separately and in such manner and on suc\1 dates as it may deem appropriate", ll  ' and :t (1) the representation of the people (amendment) ordinance, savina 1984, is hereby repealed (2) notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken 10 ,under the principal act, as amended by the said ordinanc,~all be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal act, as amended by tbi8 act  sub-section ( 2 ) of· section 14 of the representation of the people act, 195 1 enable~ the president to call upon, by one or more notifications ' published in the gazette of india on such date or dates as may be recommelld~d by the election commission, all parliamentary constie tuendes to elect ml'mbcrs in accordance with the provisions of the said act and (-1 th2 rules and orders made thereunder for the purpose of consbtutirlg a new house of the people on the expiration of the duration of the ex:illting house or on its dissolution 2 in respect of the general election for constituting the eighth lok sabha, tne elect:on commission had recommended that the' presidential notification under section 14(2) of the representation ot the people am, 1~1 might be issued on the 20th november, 1984 callina upon all parliamentary constituencies other than those within the states of assam anq punjab to elect members in accordance with the provisions of that ad and of the rules and orders made thereunder in the case of assam, the commission felt that the revision of the electoral rolls which it had undertaken in pursuance of the undertaking given by it to the supreme court would take time and that the question of holding eiections from the parliamentary constituencies in assam could be taken up only after the completion of such revision in the case of punjab, the co~missj:ln was satisfied on the basis of the report of the chief electora1 officer, punjab and also the state government regarding the existing law and order situation in that state that elections from the c,mstituencies in that state could not be held with the rest of the country the commission accordingly decided to fix a separate programme in due course with respect to the elections from the parliamentary constituendes in assam and punjllb ·and recommended that suitable provisions might,be made in the representation of the people act, 1951 ~o provide the legal cover with regard· to the postponing ot the elections from the parliamentary constituencies in the states of assam and punjab the representation of the people (amendment) ordinance, 1984 was accordingly promulgated by the president on the 20th november, 1984 3 the \:lijl secks to replace the atoresaid ordinance new dlilhi; a k ben t~ 15th january, 1985   , a bill fqrtber to amend ~he reprelentation of the pegple act, 1951 ~                                                      -                                                                                                               -                                                                                                                                           i                 (shri amok sen (mjnisl'r of law and lustke) 