Election to the Corporation

(1) A general election shall be held for the purpose of constitution of a new Corporation before the expiry of the duration of the existing Corporation or on dissolution. (2) The superintendence and the conduct of general election and for casual vacancy of Councilors shall be vested in the State Election Commission. (3) The officer designated by the State Election Commission shall maintain a list of voters for each ward of such municipal area. (4) The date of such an election shall be fixed by the State Election Commission in consultation with the Government. In the Principal Act, for section 162, the following shall be substituted, namely:- “162. Collection of fees on advertisement.- The collection of any fee on advertisement leviable under section 158 for any period may be assigned to a suitable agency for a period not exceeding one year at a time on such terms and conditions as may be specified for in the bye-laws and in due compliance of the provisions of the Karnataka Transparency of Public Procurement Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) and the rules made thereunder.”