Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000

Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, is an Act of the Parliament of India which enabled the creation of Chhattisgarh state out of Madhya Pradesh.^[2] The law was introduced by the NDA government headed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to fulfil its election promise.^[3]

Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
Parliament of India
Long title An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Madhya Pradesh and for matters connected therewith
Citation	[1]
Enacted by	Parliament of India
Enacted	25 August 2000
Status: In force

Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh within India. Before the reorganization act, the whole area in red was Madhya Pradesh

Resulting changes

Entity	Undivided Madhya Pradesh (before 2000)	New
		Madhya Pradesh	Chhattisgarh
Rajya Sabha Seats	16	11 (list)	5 (list)
Lok Sabha Seats	40	29 (list)	11 (list)
Legislative Assembly constituencies	320	230 (list)	90 (list)

In addition, the Chhattisgarh High Court was set up under the 2000 Act.

See also

• Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, by which Jharkhand was created
• Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, by which Uttarakhand was created

References

1. "The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
2. "The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000". indiankanoon.org. 25 August 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. "Chhattisgarh: quiet arrival". Archived from the original on 4 May 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2004.