Section 35. Madras Legislative Council

35. Madras Legislative Council .―(1) In the Legislative Council of Madras, as from the appointed day, there shall be[5] [50] seats of which— (a) the numbers to be filled by persons elected by the electorates referred to in sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of clause (3) of article 171 shall be[6] [16, 6 and 4] respectively; (b) the number to be filled by persons elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly in accordance with the provisions of sub-clause (d) of the said clause shall be 16; and (c) the number to be filled by persons nominated by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of sub-clause (e) of that clause shall be 8. (2) As from the appointed day, the Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Madras) Order, 1951 shall have effect subject to the modifications directed by the Second Schedule, and in the said Order,― (a) any reference to the State of Madras shall be construed as including the territory added to that State by section 4 and as excluding the territory which ceases to be part of that State by virtue of section 5, section 6 or section 7; (b) any reference to Tirunelveli district shall be construed as including the territory added to that district by section 4; and (c) any reference to Coimbatore district shall be construed as excluding Kollegal taluk. (3) The two sitting members of the said Council representing the West Coast (Local Authorities) Constituency[7] *, and such two of the eighteen sitting members elected by the members of the 1. Subs. by Act 37 of 1957, s. 6, for "the appointed day" (w.e.f.18-9-1957).