| The Constitution (Second Amendment) Act, 1952 | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | 2nd Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 15 December 1952 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 19 December 1952 |
| Assented to | 1 May 1953 |
| Signed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Commenced | 1 May 1953 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | The Constitution (Second Amendment) Bill, 1952 |
| Introduced by | C.C. Biswas |
| Introduced | 18 June 1952 |
| Committee report | Report of the Select Committee of the House of the People on The Constitution (Second Amendment) Bill, 1952 |
| Final stages | |
| Reported from conference committee | 18 November 1952 |
| Conference committee bill passed by Lok Sabha | 15 December 1952 |
| Status: In force | |
The Second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Second Amendment) Act, 1952, removed the upper population limit for a parliamentary constituency by amending Article 81(1)(b) of the Constitution. Article 81(1)(b) had stipulated that the number of members to be allotted to each parliamentary constituency should be determined so as to ensure that there would be not less than one member for every 750,000 of the population and not more than one member for every 500,000 of the population.