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 2544 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, NOV. 26, 1949 198 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

Part XXI. — Temporary and Transitional Provisions.— Arts. 385-388.

the duties conferred by the provisions of this Constitution on the House or Houses of the Legislature of the State so specified.

386. Such persons as the Rajpramukh of a State specified in Part B of the First Schedule may appoint in that behalf shall become members of the Council of Ministers of such Rajpramukh under this Constitution, and, until appointments are so made, all persons holding office as Ministers for the corresponding Indian State immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall on such commencement become, and shall continue to hold office as, members of the Council of Ministers of such Rajpramukh under this Constitution.

387. For the purposes of elections held under any of the provisions of this Constitution during a period of three years from the commencement of this Constitution, the population of India or of any part thereof may, notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, be determined in such manner as the President may by order direct, and different provisions may be made for different States and for different purposes by such order.

388. (1) Casual vacancies in the seats of members of the provisional Parliament functioning under clause (1) of article 379, including vacancies referred to in clauses (3) and (4) of that article, shall be filled, and all matters in connection with the filling of such vacancies (including the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of, or in connection with, elections to fill such vacancies) shall be regulated—

(a) in accordance with such rules as may be made in that behalf by the President, and

(b) until rules are so made, in accordance with the rules relating to the filling of casual vacancies in the Constituent Assembly of the Dominion of India and matters connected therewith in force at the time of the filling of such vacancies or immediately before the Commencement of this

Council of Ministers for States in Part B of the First Schedule.

Special provision as to determination of population for the purposes of certain elections.

Provisions as to the filling of casual vacancies in the provisional Parliament and provisional Legislatures of the States.