According to the Delimitation Com¬mission of India and subject to Article 333 of the Constitution of India, what is the maximum number of members that a State Legislative Assembly may have ?

According to Article 170 of the Constitution of India, the Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies. The Constitution stipulates that the maximum strength of a State Legislative Assembly is fixed at 500 members, while the minimum strength is generally fixed at 60 members [2]. This range allows the size of the assembly to vary based on the population size of the specific state [1]. While Article 333 previously allowed for the nomination of one member of the Anglo-Indian community by the Governor (a provision effectively ended by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2020), the ceiling for elected members remains 500 [2]. The Delimitation Commission is responsible for the actual allocation and demarcation of these seats based on census data, ensuring the total does not exceed this constitutional limit [3].

Sources

1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 33: State Legislature > Composition of Assembly > p. 335
2. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 33: State Legislature > Composition of Assembly > p. 335
3. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 81: Election Laws > REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950 > p. 579