In such event, a casual vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred and such vacancy shall be filled, as soon as may be, by nomination of a person thereto, as the case may be, by the State Government.

Constitution of the second and subsequent Market Committee

1. (1) Save as provided in Section 17, a Market Committee constituted for a term of five years from the date of notification of it constitution, shall consist of-
   • (a) a Chairman elected under Section 23;
   • (b) six to ten representatives of agriculturists possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, under the rules made thereunder: Provided that no agriculturist may be qualified to be elected or nominated as representative of agriculturists of the second Market Committee unless he has sold his agricultural produce and livestock at least once in preceding one year, or five times in five years for subsequent Market Committee, in the principal market yard or sub-market yard falling in the delineated market area.
   • (c) Two representative of traders resident of a delineated market area, possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, elected or nominated from amongst the licenced traders resident of such delineated market area: Provided that no trader shall be a representative of more than one Market Committee at a time;
   • (d) One representative of licenced commission agent, possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, nominated from amongst the licence holder commission agents, granted by the Market Committee: Provided that no commission agent shall be a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time; Provided further that he is otherwise not disqualified for being so elected under the provisions of this Act or any other law for time being in force.
   • (e) One representative of the weighmen, hammals and other market functionaries, possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, elected from amongst the licence holder weighmen, hammals and other market functionaries, granted by Market Committee: Provided that no weighmen, hammals and other market functionaries shall be a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time; Provided further that he is otherwise not disqualified for being so elected under the provisions of this Act or any other law for time being in force.
2. (2) Every Market Committee will have following other committee Members-
   • (a) One representative of the co-operative marketing society functioning in the delineated market area who shall be elected by the managing committees of such societies: Provided that if more than one such society functions in the delineated market area, such Member shall be nominated by all the Members of the managing committees of such society: Provided further that nothing in this clause shall apply if the managing committee of any society stands superseded under the provisions of the State Co-operative Societies Act.
   • (b) An officer of the agriculture or horticulture, department of the State Government to be nominated by the State Government, Directorate of Agriculture or Horticulture;
   • (c) One representative of the District Council from the place where the Market Committee is located.
3. (3) Only Members under sub-section (1) shall have a right to vote.
4. (4) State Government may make Rules for the preparation of voters' list and conduct of election.
5. (5) Every election and nomination of the Member shall be notified by the State Government.
6. (6) No person may be Member of the Market Committee more than two terms.