PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1015
Dr. Ambedkar : I do not think the delimitation of constituencies for the Scheduled Castes is a matter which is dealt with separately from the delimitation of the general constituency.
Shri Kamath : In view of the fact that the date of the General Elections has now been postponed from April-May to November-December, 1951, will there be any change in the qualifying date and qualifying period for the voters ?
Dr. Ambedkar : Unless the Act that has already been passed is amended, we could make no change.
Mr. Speaker : I think we will go to the next question.
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*GENERAL ELECTIONS
134. Shri Deshbandhu Gupta: (a) Will the Minister of Law be pleased to state whether Government have finally fixed the month for the next General elections and if so, what is the month ?
(b) Will the elections be held simultaneously for the Parliament and Legislature of States ?
(c) What opinions have been expressed by each State Government on the subject ?
(d) What is the total number of voters for the House of the People, the Council of States and States Legislatures respectively enrolled and when will the electoral rolls be finally published ?
(e) What is the estimated expenditure which will be incurred on the elections ?
(f) How many officers will be employed for the purpose and for what period ?
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): (a) This part of the question has been dealt with in the President’s opening address on the 14th November, 1950.
(b) Elections are proposed to be held simultaneously for the House of the People, Constituencies in a State and the
- P. D., Vol. 6, Part I, 20th November 1950, p. 138.