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Schedule 4
Fourth Schedule

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Schedule 4

Fourth Schedule

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THE PLAIN-LANGUAGE GUIDE

What does this mean?

The Fourth Schedule allocates Rajya Sabha seats to States and Union territories.

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

Why is this provision here?

Rajya Sabha allocation differs from Lok Sabha constituencies and from a State Assembly's seat count.

The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.

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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. Andhra Pradesh .................................................. 2[11] 3[2. Telangana .......................................................... 7] 4[3.] Assam ................................................................ 7 4[4.] Bihar .................................................................. 5[16] 6[4[5.] Jharkhand ........................................................... 6] 7[8[4[6.] Goa .................................................................... 1]] 9[8[4[7.] Gujarat ............................................................... 11]] 10[8[4[8.] Haryana ............................................................. 5]] 8[4[9.] Kerala ................................................................ 9 1. Fourth Schedule Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 3(2), for ‘Fourth Schedule’ (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). 2. Subs. by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, s. 12, for “18” (w.e.f. 2-6-2014). 3. Ins. by s. 12, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-6-2014). 4. Entries 2 to 30 renumbered as entries 3 to 31 respectively by s. 12, ibid. (w.e.f. 2-6-2014). 5. Subs. by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (30 of 2000), s. 7, for "22" (w.e.f. 15-11-2000). 6. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-11-2000). 7. Entries 4 to 26 renumbered as entries 5 to 27 respectively and entry “4 Goa….1” ins. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 6(a) and (b) (w.e.f. 30-5-1987). 8. 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). 9. Subs. by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 6, for entry "4" (w.e.f.1- 5-1960). 10. Ins. by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-11-1966). 273 1[2[10.]] Madhya Pradesh ................................................. 3[11] 4[1[2[11.] Chhattisgarh ....................................................... 5]] 5[1[2[12.] Tamil Nadu ........................................................ 6[18]] 7[1[2[13.] Maharashtra ....................................................... 19]] 8[1[2[14.] Karnataka ........................................................... 12]] 1[2[15.] 9[Odisha] ............................................................ 10] 1[2[16.] Punjab ................................................................ 10[7] 1[2[17.] Rajasthan ........................................................... 10] 1[2[18.] Uttar Pradesh ...................................................... 11[31] 12[1[2[19.] 13[Uttarakhand] ................................................... 3]] 1[2[20.] West Bengal ....................................................... 16] 14[1[2[** * * *..................................................... *] 15[16[1[2[21.] Nagaland ............................................................ 1]] 1. 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). 2. Entries 2 to 30 renumbered as entries 3 to 31 respectively by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, s. 12 (w.e.f. 2-6-2014). 3. Subs. by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (28 of 2000), s. 7, for "16" (w.e.f. 1-11-2000). 4. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-2000). 5. Subs. by the Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1968 (53 of 1968), s. 5, for "8. Madras" (renumbered as *11) (w.e.f. 14-1-1969). 6. 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). 7. Ins. by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960). 8. Subs. by the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (31 of 1973), s. 5, for "10. Mysore" (w.e.f. 1-11-1973). 9. Subs. by the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011 (15 of 2011), s. 7 for "Orissa" (w.e.f. 1-11-2011). 10. Subs. by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966), s. 9 for "11" (w.e.f. 1-11-1966). 11. Subs. by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 (29 of 2000), s. 7 for "34" (w.e.f. 9-11-2000). 12. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 9-11-2000). 13. Subs. by the Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (52 of 2006), s. 5 for "Uttaranchal" (w.e.f. 1-1-2007). 14. ** 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). 15. 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). 16. Ins. by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962 (27 of 1962), s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-12-1963). 1[2[3[4[22.] Himachal Pradesh ............................................... 3]]] 3[2[4[23.] Manipur ............................................................. 1] 3[2[4[24.] Tripura ............................................................... 1]] 3[2[4[25.] Meghalaya ......................................................... 1]] 5[3[2[4[26.] Sikkim ............................................................... 1]] 6[3[2[4[27.] Mizoram ............................................................ 1]] 7[3[2[4[28.] Arunachal Pradesh .............................................. 1]] 3[2[4[29.] Delhi .................................................................. 3] 3[2[4[30.] 8[Puducherry] ..................................................... 1]] 9[3[2[4[31. Jammu and Kashmir............................................ 4] Total 10[233] 1. Ins. by the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 (53 of 1970), s. 5 (w.e.f. 25-1-1971). 2. 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). 3. Entries 2 to 30 renumbered as entries 3 to 31 respectively by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (6 of 2014), s. 12 (w.e.f. 2-6-2014). 4. Entries 22 to 31 renumbered 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). 5. Ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amenement) Act, 1975, s. 4 (w.e.f. 26-4-1975). 6. Ins. by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 5 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987). 7. Ins. by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 (69 of 1986), s. 5 (w.e.f. 20-2-1987). 8. Subs. by the Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006 (44 of 2006) s. 4, for "Pondicherry" (w.e.f. 1-10-2006). 9. Ins. by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019), s. 8 (w.e.f. 31-10-2019). 10. Subs. by the Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987 (18 of 1987), s. 6, for "232" (w.e.f. 30-5-1987).

Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Formatting and tables may differ from the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.