Duration of Council

The Pradesh Council, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer, and the expiration of the said period of five years shall operate as a dissolution of the said Pradesh Council. (1) The persons to represent the areas within the jurisdiction of the Port Blair Municipal Board in the Pradesh Council shall be elected by the members of the said Municipal Board from amongst themselves. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), the representatives of any area, other than the areas within the jurisdiction of the Port Blair Municipal Board, shall be elected by an electoral college consisting of the Pradhans of all the Panchayats in the Union territory from amongst the Pradhans of Panchayats in that area. (3) The representatives of any area in the Nicobar group of islands, other than the said Nicobar area, shall, until Panchayats are constituted in any such area, be elected by an electoral college consisting of all Captains of Tribals in the Union territory from amongst the Captains of Tribals in that area. (4) The representative of the Car Nicobar area shall, until Panchayats are costituted in that area, be nominated by the Central Government. Explanation.- In this paragraph and in paragraphs 8 and 9, 'person' in relation to any area means the person to represent that area in the Pradesh Council. Explanation.- In this paragraph and in Paragraph 8, the expression 'Captains of Tribals' includes 'Chief Captains of Tribals'.