Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of India which enabled the creation of Chhattisgarh state out of Madhya Pradesh.[1] The law was introduced by NDA government headed by Vajpayee to fulfil its election promise.[2]
Resulting changes
| Entity | Undivided 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 constituencies | 320 | 230 (list) | 90 (list) |
In addition, the Chhattisgarh High Court was setup.
See also
- Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, by which Jharkhand was created
- Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, by which Uttarakhand was created
References
- ↑ The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. indiankanoon.org(25 August 2000). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ↑ Chhattisgarh: quiet arrival. Retrieved 2004-07-15.