Prohibition of simultaneous membership.-

1[ (1)]

1[ (i)]

If a person is elected by more than one constituency, he shall by a notice in writing signed by him and delivered to the Deputy Commissioner within the prescribed time, choose any one of the constituencies which he shall serve, and the choice shall be final.

1[(ii)] When any such choice has been made, the constituency or each of the constituencies other than the constituency which such a person has chosen to serve, shall be called upon to elect another person.

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3[(iii)] if the candidate does not make the choice referred to in clause (i), before the expiration of the period prescribed thereunder, his seat in all the constituencies shall become vacant.]

Explanation.- For purposes of

² Substituted by Act 3 of 1970 w.e.f. 17.10.1969.

³ Substituted by Act 17 of 1980 w.e.f. 3.11.1979.

3[the institution referred to in clause (iv)] of sub-section (1) of section 11. 1. Re-numbered by Act 3 of 1970 w.e.f. 17.10.1969.

1[(2) No person shall be a member of two or more market committees and if a person is chosen as a member of two or more market committees, then, at the expiration of such period as may be prescribed, that person's seat in all market committees shall become vacant, unless he has previously resigned his seat in the market committees of all but one of such market committees.

1. (3) If a person who is already a member of one market committee and whose term of office as member of such committee has commenced, is chosen as a member of another

market committee, his seat in the former market committee shall on the date on which he is

so chosen become vacant.]

¹ Inserted by Act 3 of 1970 w.e.f. 17.10.1969