Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India lays down that ‘The allocation of seats in the Council of States to be filled by representatives of the States and of the Union territories shall be in accordance with the provisions in that behalf contained in the fourth Schedule’?

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1. The provision quoted deals with the "allocation of seats in the Council of States" (Rajya Sabha).
2. $Article\ 80(1)$ of the Constitution specifies the composition of the Council of States: it provides for $12$ members nominated by the President and the remainder as representatives of the States and Union territories, and explicitly states that the allocation of those seats "shall be in accordance with the provisions in that behalf contained in the Fourth Schedule."
3. For comparison: $Article\ 81$ deals with the House of the People (Lok Sabha); $Article\ 82$ and $Article\ 83$ concern readjustment of seats and duration of Houses respectively — none of these contain the quoted Fourth Schedule allocation clause.

Therefore the correct article is Article 80 (option 4).

FINAL_ANSWER: d

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