Fourth Schedule
Fourth Schedule (Allocation of Seats in the Council of States)
Articles 4(1) and 80(2)
The Fourth Schedule allocates the number of seats each State and Union territory is entitled to in the Rajya Sabha (Council of States). It has been amended repeatedly through State Reorganisation and boundary-alteration laws (e.g., for Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, Bihar/Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand, Bombay/Maharashtra/Gujarat, and Jammu & Kashmir's 2019 reorganisation) to reflect the creation, renaming, or reorganisation of States. It matters because it operationalises the federal representation of States in the Upper House, determined broadly by population, and is linked to Article 80(2) which caps the total elected strength of the Rajya Sabha and Article 4(1) which allows consequential amendments to Schedules on State reorganisation. The current total allocation under the Schedule stands at 233 seats (excluding nominated members).
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[1][FOURTH SCHEDULE
[Articles 4(1) and 80(2)]
Allocation of seats in the Council of States
To each State or Union territory specified in the first column of the following table, there shall be allotted the number of seats specified in the second column thereof opposite to that State or that Union territory, as the case may be:
TABLE
1.
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Andhra Pradesh .............................................
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[2][11]
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[3][2.
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Telangana ......................................................
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7]
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[4][3.]
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Assam ............................................................
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7
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[[4][4.]
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Bihar ..............................................................
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[5][16]
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[6][[4]5.]
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Jharkhand ......................................................
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6]
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[7][[8][[4]6.]
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Goa ................................................................
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1]
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[9][[8][[4]7.]
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Gujarat ...........................................................
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11]
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[10][[8][[4][8.]
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Haryana .........................................................
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5]
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[8][[4][9.]
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Kerala ............................................................
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9
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[8][[4][10.]
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Madhya Pradesh ............................................
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[11][11]
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[12][[8][[4]
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Chhattisgarh ..................................................
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5
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[13][[8][[4]12.]
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Tamil Nadu ....................................................
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[14][18]
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[15][[8][[4]13.]
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Maharashtra ...................................................
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19
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[16][[8][[4][12.]
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Karnataka ......................................................
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12
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[8][[4][15.]
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[17][Odisha] ........................................................
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10
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[8][[4][16.]
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Punjab ............................................................
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[18][7]
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[8][[4][17.]
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Rajasthan .......................................................
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10
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[8][[4][18.]
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Uttar Pradesh .................................................
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[19][31]
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[20][[8][[4][19.]
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[21][Uttarakhand ...............................................
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3]
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[8][[4][20.]
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West Bengal ..................................................
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16
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[22][[8][[4][**.]
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* * * ...................................................
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*]
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[23][[24][[8][[4][21.]
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Nagaland ........................................................
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1]
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[25][[8][[4][[24]22.]]
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Himachal Pradesh ..........................................
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3]
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[8][[4][[24][23.]]
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Manipur .........................................................
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1]
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[8][[4][[24][24.]]
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Tripura ...........................................................
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1
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[8][[4][[24][25.]]
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Meghalaya .....................................................
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1
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[26][[8][[4][[24][26.]]]
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Sikkim ...........................................................
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1]
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[27] [[8][[4][[24][27.]]
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Mizoram ........................................................
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1]
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[28][[8][[4][[24][28.]]
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Arunachal Pradesh .........................................
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1]
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[8][[4][[24][29.]]
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Delhi ..............................................................
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3
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[8][[4][[24][30.]]
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[29][Puducherry] ................................................
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1
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[30][31
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Jammu and Kashmir ......................................
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4]
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Total
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[31][233]
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↑ Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 3, for the Fourth Schedule (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
↑ Subs. by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (6 of 2014), s. 12, for “18” (w.e.f. 2-6-2014).
↑ Ins. by ibid.
↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 Entries 2 to 30 renumbered as entries 3 to 31 respectively by ibid.
↑ Subs. by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), s. 7, for “22” (w.e.f. 15-11-2000).
↑ Ins. by ibid.
↑ Ins. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 6 (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 Entries 4 to 29 renumbered as entries 5 to 30 by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), s. 7 (w.e.f. 15-11-2000).
↑ Subs. by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 6, for entry “4” (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
↑ Ins. by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
↑ Subs. by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (28 of 2000), s. 7, for “16” (w.e.f. 1-11-2000).
↑ Ins. by ibid.
↑ Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1968 (53 of 1968), s. 5, for “8. Madras” (re-numbered as *11) (w.e.f. 141-1969).
↑ Subs. by the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 (56 of 1959), s. 8, for “17” (w.e.f. 1-4-1960).
↑ Ins. by the Bombay Reorgansiation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).
↑ Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (31 of 1973), s. 5, for “10. Mysore” (re-numbered as “13”) (w.e.f. 111-1973).
↑ Subs. by the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011, s. 7, for “Orissa” (w.e.f. 1-11-2011).
↑ Subs. by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 9, for “11”(w.e.f. 1-11-1966).
↑ Subs. by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (29 of 2000), s. 7, for “34” (w.e.f. 9-11-2000).
↑ Ins. by ibid
↑ Subs. by the Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (52 of 2006), s. 41, for “Uttaranchal” (w.e.f. 1-1-2007).
↑ Entry 21 relating to Jammu and Kashmir deleted by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), s. 8 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
↑ Ins. by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 (27 of 1962), s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-12-1963).
↑ 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 Entries 22 to 31 re-numbered as entries 21 to 30, respectively by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), s. 8 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
↑ Ins. by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 (53 of 1970), s. 5 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971).
↑ Ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, s. 4 (w.e.f. 26-4-1975).
↑ Ins. by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 5 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
↑ Ins. by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 (69 of 1986), s. 5 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
↑ Subs. by the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006), s. 4, for “Pondicherry” (w.e.f. 1-10-2006).
↑ Ins. by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), s. 8 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019).
↑ . Subs. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 6, for “232” (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).
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