Composition of Municipalities

(1) Save as provided in section (2), all seats in a Municipality shall be filled by persons chosen by direct election from the territorial constituencies in the municipal area and for this purpose each municipal area shall be divided by the Election Commission, into territorial constituencies to be known as 'Wards' in such manner that the ratio between the population of each ward and the number of seats allotted to it shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the municipal area: Provided that the total number of such members shall not be less than ten; and not more than twenty five. (2) The following persons shall be represented in a Municipality, namely :- (a) no more than three persons who are not less than 25 years of age and who have special knowledge or experience in municipal administration to be nominated by the Administrator: Provided that the persons nominated under this clause shall not have the right to vote in the meetings of the Municipality; (b) the member of the House of the people representing the constituency which comprises wholly or partly, the municipal area. (3) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, the number of such seats being determined by the administrator, by order to be published in the Official Gazette and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Municipality as the population of Schedules Tribes in the municipal area bears to the total population of that area and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different wards in the Municipality. (4) Seats shall be reserved for women belonging the Scheduled Tribes amongst the seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, the number of such seats being determined by the Administrator, by order to be published in the Official Gazette which shall not be less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for the Schedule Tribes. (5) Seats shall be reserved for women, the number of such seats being determined by the Administrator by order published in the Official Gazette, which shall be not less than one-third of the total number of seats and such seats shall be allotted by rotation to different wards in such manner in this Administrator may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, direct in this behalf.