law: Delimitation Act, 2002
  8. Readjustment of
  
  number of seats.-
  The Commission shall,
  
  having regard to the provisions of articles 81, 170, 330 and 332, and also, in
  
  relation to the Union territories, except National Capital Territory of Delhi,
  
  sections 3 and 39 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 (20 of 1963)
  
  and in relation to the National Capital Territory of Delhi sub-clause (b) of
  
  clause (2) of article 239AA, by order, determine,-
  a.  
  
    on
  
  the basis of the census figures as ascertained at the census held in the year
  
  1971 and subject to the provisions of section 4, the number of seats in the
  
  House of the People to be allocated to each State and determine on the basis of
  
  the census figures as ascertained at the census held in the year 1991 the
  
  number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for the
  
  Scheduled Tribes of the State; and
  b.  
  
    on
  
  the basis of the census figures as ascertained at the census held in the year
  
  1971 and subject to the provisions of section 4, the total number of seats to
  
  be assigned to the Legislative Assembly of each State and determine on the
  
  basis of the census figures as ascertained at the census held in the year 1991
  
  the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and for
  
  the Scheduled Tribes of the State:
  Provided
  
  that
  
  the total number of seats assigned to the Legislative Assembly of any State
  
  under clause (b) shall be an integral multiple of the number of seats in the
  
  House of the People allocated to that State under clause (a).