Municipal wards.

(1) For the purpose of Election to a Municipality every Municipal area shall be divided into single member wards in such manner that the population of each ward shall, so far as practicable be the same throughout the Municipal area.

(2) The Election Commission shall, by order published in the Official Gazette determine:- (a) the number of wards; (b) the extent of each ward; (c) the wards in which seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Tribes; (d) the wards in which seats shall be reserved for woman; and (e) the manner in which seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes and woman shall be rotated.

(3) For every Municipal area there shall be an Electoral Roll which shall be prepared and published every year under the Superintendence, direction and control of the Election Commission and shall contain such particulars in respect of the voters as the Election Commission may from time to time direct: Provided that the Election Commission may, by notification direct that no new Electoral Roll for any Municipal Ward shall be prepared and published in any particular year, and that the Electoral Roll previously published shall continue to be valid until the new Electoral Roll is published.