Which one of the following States is an exception to the Article 170 as a subject to the provision of the composition of the Legislative Assembly, a State shall consist of not less than sixty members?

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Sikkim. Sikkim became the 22nd State of India by Constitution (Thirty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 1975. The Act provides that the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim shall consist of not less than thirty two members. Therefore Sikkim has been provided exemption from the provisions mentioned in Article 170 (Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than five hundred and not less than sixty members) of the Constitution.

Which one of the following States is an exception to the Article 170 as a subject to the provision of the composition of the Legislative Assembly, a State shall consist of not less than sixty members?

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