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WOULD MEAN HAVING TWO PARALLEL SYSTEMS OF GEOGRAPHICAL
REPRESENTATION (DIRECTLY AND THROUGH DISTRICT BOARDS) WHICH COULD
LEAD TO INVIDIOUS COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE REPRESENTATIVE STATUS
OF DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY GEOGRAPHICAL MEMBERS.
11. IN THE LIGHT OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE DIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS TO BE INTRODUCED IN
1991 SHOULD BE ELECTED THROUGH GEOGRAPHICALLY-BASED, SINGLE-SEAT CONSTITUENCIES AND SHOULD REPLACE THE INDIRECTLY ELECTED MEMBERS
CURRENTLY ELECTED THROUGH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. ON THIS BASIS,
THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED THAT TEN DIRECTLY ELECTED SEATS SHOULD
BE INTRODUCED IN 1991. ENDS
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