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(2) The electoral college for each State or group of States specified in the first column of the Fifth Schedule shall consist of the number of members specified in the second column thereof opposite to that State or group of States to be chosen by direct election.
(3) The electoral college first constituted under this Act for any State or group of State; shall be reconstituted by a fresh election every time when there is a general election held in that State or group of States for the purpose of election of members to the House of the People, and on every such reconstitution the electoral college, for that State or group of States functioining immediately before such reconstitution shall be deemed to be dissolved and the electoral college so reconstituted shall be the electoral college for such State or group of States, as the case may be for the purposes of this Act.
(4) Any casual vacancy in the seat of a member of an electoral college shall be filled by election held in the constituency concerned in the manner in which the election of that member to such seat was held.
27B. — Council of States constituencies. —For the purpose of election of members to the electoral college for any State or group of States there shall be the constituencies provided by order under section 27C and no other constituencies.
27C. Delimitation of Council of States Constituencies. —As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the President shall by order determine—
( a ) the constituencies into which each State or group of States specified in the first column of the Fifth Schedule shall be divided for the purpose of election of member to the electoral college for such State or group of States;
( b ) the extent of each constituency; and
( c ) the number of seats allotted to each constituency.
27D. Power to alter or amend orders. —The President may, from time to time, after consulting the Election Commission, by order, alter or amend any order made by him under section 27C.
27E. Procedure as to orders delimiting constituencies. —(1) The Election Commission shall,—
( a ) in consultation with the Advisory Committee set up under subsection (1) of section 13 in respect of each Part C State specified in the first column of the Fifth Schedule, other than Bilaspur and Himachal Pradesh, formulate proposals as to the delimitation of constituencies in that state under section 27C, and
( b ) in consulation with the Advisory Committee set up under the said sub-section in respect of Himachal Pradesh, formulate proposals as to the delimitation of constituencies in the states of Bilaspur and Himachal Pradesh under section 27C,