Term of office of Councillors

Term of office of Councillors.- (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the term of office of Councillors,-

1. (i) directly elected at a general election shall be five years;
2. (ii) nominated by the Government shall, subject to the pleasure of the Government, be, co-extensive with the term of the councillors, five years.

1. (2) The term of office of the Councillors shall commence on the date appointed for the first meeting of the City Corporation.
2. (3) If any casual vacancy occurs it shall be filled, as soon as may be, by the election of a person thereto. The person so elected shall hold office only so long as the person in whose place he is elected would have held had the vacancy not occurred: Provided that, no election to fill a casual vacancy shall be held if the vacancy occurs within six months before the expiry by efflux of time of the term of office of the Councillors. 1[(4) An election shall be conducted for the newly included local area after de-limitation, not later than six months from the date of inclusion of that area. The person so elected shall hold office only so long as the remaining period of that City Corporation to which that new local area is included: Provided that no election shall be conducted for the newly included local area if the term of office of the Councillors of that City Corporation expires within a period of six months.] CHAPTER-VI ELECTIONS

¹ Inserted by Act 01 of 2026 w.e.f. 07.01.2026