law: The Andhra Pradesh reorganization Act, 2014
  Delimitation of constituencies
  26.  Delimitation of Constituencies.
  1.    Subject
  
  to the provisions contained in article 170 of the Constitution and without
  
  prejudice to section 15 of this Act, the number of seats in the Legislative
  
  Assembly of the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shall be
  
  increased from 175 and 119 to 225 and 153, respectively, and delimitation of
  
  the constituencies may be determined by the Election Commission in the manner
  
  hereinafter provided- 
  a. 
  
    the number of seats to be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and
  
  the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Andhra
  
  Pradesh and Telangana, respectively, having regard to the relevant provisions
  
  of the Constitution;
  b. 
  
    the assembly constituencies into which each State referred to in
  
  clause ( a ) shall be divided, the extent of each of such constituencies
  
  and in which of them seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes or for
  
  the Scheduled Tribes; and 
  c. 
  
    the adjustments in the boundaries and description of the extent
  
  of the parliamentary constituencies in each State referred to in clause ( a )
  
  that may be necessary or expedient.
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  2.    In
  
  determining the matters referred to in clauses ( b ) and ( c ) of
  
  sub-section ( 1 ), the Election Commission shall have regard to the
  
  following provisions, namely:-
  a. 
  
    all the constituencies shall be single-member constituencies; 
  b. 
  
    all constituencies shall, as far as practicable, be
  
  geographically compact areas, and in delimiting them, regard shall be had to
  
  physical features, existing boundaries of administrative units, facilities of
  
  communication and conveniences to the public; and
  c. 
  
    constituencies in which seats are reserved for the Scheduled
  
  Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall, as far as practicable, be located in
  
  areas where the proportion of their population to the total population is the
  
  largest. 
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  3.    The
  
  Election Commission shall, for the purpose of assisting it in the performance
  
  of its functions under sub-section ( 1 ), associate with itself as
  
  associate members, five persons as the Central Government may by order specify,
  
  being persons who are the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State or
  
  of the House of the People representing the State:
  Provided that none of the associate members shall have a right
  
  to vote or to sign any decision of the Election Commission. 
  4.    If,
  
  owing to death or resignation, the office of an associate member falls vacant,
  
  it shall be filled as far as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of
  
  sub-section ( 3 ).
  5.    The
  
  Election Commission shall--
  a. 
  
    publish its proposals for the delimitation of constituencies
  
  together with the dissenting proposals, if any, of any associate member who
  
  desires publication thereof in the Official Gazette and in such other manner as
  
  the Commission may consider fit, together with a notice inviting objections and
  
  suggestions in relation to the proposals and specifying a date on or after
  
  which the proposals will be further considered by it; 
  b. 
  
    consider all objections and suggestions which may have been
  
  received by it before the date so specified; and
  c. 
  
    after considering all objections and suggestions which may have
  
  been received by it before the date so specified, determine by one or more
  
  orders the delimitation of constituencies and cause such order or orders to be
  
  published in the Official Gazette, and upon such publication, the order or
  
  orders shall have the full force of law and shall not be called in question in
  
  any court.
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  6.    as soon
  
  as may be after such publication, every such order relating to assembly
  
  constituencies shall be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the concerned
  
  State.