Article 2 - Amendment of Article 81 - Constitution (31st Amendment) Act, 1973

Amendment of Article 81 . 2. In Article 81 of the Constitution, ( a ) in clause (1), ( i ) in sub-clause ( a ), for the words five hundred members , the words five hundred and twenty-five members shall be substituted ; and ( ii ) in sub-clause ( b ), for the words twenty-five members , the words twenty members shall be substituted ; ( b ) in clause (2), after sub-clause ( b ), the following proviso shall be inserted namely: Provided that the provisions of sub-clause ( a ) of this clause shall not be applicable for the purpose of allotment of seats in the House of the People to any State so long as the population of that State does not exceed six millions.