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 44. Representation of Kashmir and Junagadh.- The representation of Kashmir and Junagadh in the House of the People and the House of Units should be determined by the Federal Legislature by law, but not so as to affect the parity between the East and West Pakistan in either House.

45. Re-allocation of seats in the House of the People:— Notwithstanding anything in the Constitution the Federal Legislature may by law, re-allocate seats in the House of the People to the various Units and the Capital of the Federation subject to the following limitations:

 (a) that parity between East and West Pakistan should not be disturbed;.

 (b) that subject to the provision in paragraph 43 (vi) relating to re-allocation on account of merger-

(i) such re-allocation should be done not more than once after

each new census and only on the ground of increase or decrease of population,

(ii) such re-allocation should, as far as possible, reflect the

then existing ratio of population inter se between the different Units of West Pakistan including the Capital of the Federation, and

(iii) the principle of weight age, namely, the smaller the

population the greater the weight age to the Capital of the Federation and the Units of West Pakistan having smaller populations adopted in the allocation of seats shown in paragraph 43(i) should be maintained.

 46. Allocation of seats to communities:— Seats should be allocated to communities in the House of the People, in accordance with the table appearing in Schedule II of these Recommendations/

 47. Qualifications for membership of the House of the People:— A person should not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the House of the People unless he-

 (i) is a citizen of Pakistan:

 (ii) has attained the age of twenty-five years:

 (iii) is able to read and write in some language; and

 (iv) is entitled to vote in the choice of a member to

fill Legislature of the Unit from where he seeks election:

 Provided that the provision of clause (iv) should not apply in that case of a Unit which has no legislature of its own. In that case he must be a voter in a territorial constituency in that Unit for the House of the People.

 48. Disqualification for membership of the House of the People:— A person should be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being a member of the House of People.


Messrs. S. C. Chattapadhyaya, K. K. Datta and Prem Hari Barma dissented.