 bill no zo of 1985 the union territories (direct election to the house of the people) bill, 1965~ bill to provide for direct: election in certain union territories for fizzing the seats allotted to them in the house 01 the people and fcylf matters connected therewith be it enacted by parliament in the sixteenth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the union territories (direct election short title to the house of the people) act, 1965 gof1950 z in this act-deftn1- "h th  tions (a) "parliamentary constituency as e same mearung as in the representation of the people act, 1950; (b) "sitting member" means a person who immediately before the commencement of this act is a member of the house of the people; (c) "union territory" means any of the union territories of the andaman and nicobar islands, the laccadive minicoy and amindivi islands and dadra and nagar haveli ' 43 of 19~0 , 3 at the next general election to the bouse of the people and thereafter, the seats allotted under section 3 of the representation 01 the people act, 1950 to the union territories in the house of the people shall be seats to be idled by persons chosen by direct election and for that purpose each union territory shall form ode parliamentary constituency direct election to flll the seats in the house of the people allotted to certain union territories 4 in the representation of the people act, 1950,-amendment of act 43 of 1950 (a) in sub-section (1) of section 4, the words u, to the andaman and nicobar islands, to the laccadive, minicoy and amindivi islands, to nadra and nagar haveli," shall be omitted; (b) in sub-section (1) of section 13b, for the words ueach parliamentary constituency in the union territory of delhi,", the , words "a parliamentary constituency in each of the union terri  tories of delhi, the andaman and nicobar islands, the laccadive, minicoy and amindivi islands and dadra and nagar haveli," shall be substituted; (c) in sub-section (1) and in sub-section (z) of section 13d, for the words "the union tetritory of delhi"~ the words "each of the union territories of delhi, the andaman and nicobar islands, the laccadive, minicoy and amindivi islands and nadra an~ nagar haveli" shall be substituted amendment of act 43 of 19r,1 5 in the representation of the people act, 1951, in section 4, the words uto the andaman and nicobar islands, to the laccadive, minicoy and amindivi islands, to dadra and nagar haveli," shan be omitted provision 'u to sitting member 6 the sitting memoer representing each union territory shall continue to represent that union territory until the dissolution of the present house of the people and if before such dissolution the seat allotted to a union territory in the house of the people becomes vacant it shall be filled by a person nominated by the president and that person shall represent the union territory in the p~ent ho~ of tl\e peo~le until its dissolution,  statement of objects and ·reasonsthe union territories of the andaman and nicobar islands, the laccadive, mil'licoy and amindivi islands and dadra and nagar haveli have been allotted one seat each in the house of the people under the existing law, these seats are to be filled by persons nominated by the president the bir seeks to provide that at the next generel election and thereafter as and when necessary these teats shall be filled by direct election new delm' , glnanda the 11th afmch, 1965 act,i950 (43 op 1950) - - - - - 4 (1) the seats allotted under section 3 to the state of jammu filling and kashmir, to the andaman and nioobar islands, to the laccadive, ?f seats minicoy and amindivi islands, to dadra and nagar haveu, and to : the the part b tribal areas shall be seats to be filled by persons noldi- ot':~ dated by the president people - - - - - 13b (1) the electoral roll for each parliamentary constituency electoral ~ in the union territory of delhi, each assembly constituency and registraeach council constituency shall be prepared and revised by an elec- tion toral registration officer who shall be such officer of government or officers of a local authority as the election commission may, in consultation with the government of the stat~ in which the constituency is situated, designate or nominate in this behalf ~,                      •• ':i,,                                     "t""" • -                                                                                 ,                 , '                                             (               "                                                                                                                                    ·tm:"·'b)-;-'the·:e~~fu~ roll for every parliamentary constituency blectoral other than a parliamentary constituency in the union territory of rollfor delhi shall consist of the electoral rolls of so much of the assembly par~-                                  rised                                     ·th· th t                                                    li                                                           t                                                                     st" men ary consbtuencles 83 are comp                                   wi m                                             a par amen ary con 1- constitu-tuency; and it shall not be necessary to prepare or revise separately encies the electoral roll for any such parliamentary constituency    (2) the provisions of part iii shall apply in relation to every parliamentary constituency in the union territory of delhi as they apply in relation to an assembly constituency                -                          -                                    -                                              -                                                       -  extract from the representation of the people act, 1951(43 of 1951) - - - - - 4 a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the qualiftca-house of the people other than a seat allotted to the state of jammu tions for 'fldd kashmir to the andaman and nicobar islands, to the laccadive, m~ber , r t ship ot minicoy and amindivi islands, to dadra and nagar have 1, or 0 the house the part b tribal are~, unlessof the • • - •• people - ••• 'r " ' •• 1 s it, bill to provide for direct election in certain union territories for filling the seats allotted to them in the house of the people ami-for' matteu- ccmdecteca·therewitti  '" (shri gtdjlarilal n tiiida, minister of home affairs) 