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Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977

-(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Article, the United Republic

Jurisdiction
United Republic of Tanzania
Provision
75
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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75.-(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Article, the United Republic Act No.4 shall be demarcated into constituencies of such number and in such manner as of 1992 Art.24 shall be determined by the Electoral Commission after obtaining the consent of the President. (2) Subject to any relevant law, the Electoral Commission shall have the power to demarcate the boundaries of constituencies after obtaining the consent of the President. (3) In demarcating the boundaries of constituencies, the Electoral Commission shall take due account of the availability of members of communication and also the geographical conditions of the area intended for demarcation into constituencies. (4) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and any law concerning the demarcation of the country into constituencies, the Electoral Commission may, from time to time and at least after every ten years, review the demarcation of the United Republic into constituencies and may alter the constituencies as a result of that review or as a result of a census conducted in the United Republic. (5) If after a review of the demarcation of the United Republic into constituencies alterations are made in the constituencies, or the number of the Members of Parliament representing constituencies or in the number of constituencies or the number of Members of Parliament, then the resultant alteration in the number of Members of Parliament representing those constituencies shall take effect when Parliament is dissolved again following the occurrence of the alteration in the number of constituencies or in the number of Members of Parliament representing constituencies. (6) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article, no court shall have power to inquire into anything done by the Electoral Commission in its discharge of the function of demarcating the United Republic into constituencies. Election and Appointment of Members of Parliament

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Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 · oagmis.oag.go.tz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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