Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000

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Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
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Parliament of India
Citation[1]
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted25th August, 2000
Status: In force

Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of India which enabled the creation of Chhattisgarh state out of Madhya Pradesh.[2] The law was introduced by NDA government headed by Vajpayee to fulfil its election promise.[3]

Resulting changes

Entity Madhya Pradesh before 2000 New
Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh
Rajya Sabha Seats 16 11 (list) 5 (list)
Lok Sabha Seats 40 29 (list) 11 (list)
Legislative Assembly constitiuencies 320 230 (list) 90 (list)

In addition, the Chhattisgarh High Court was setup.

See also

References

  1. "The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000" (pdf). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. "The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000". indiankanoon.org. 25 August 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. "Chhattisgarh: quiet arrival". Archived from the original on 4 May 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2004.