Provided that a district headquarters having a population less than fifty thousand shall not be barred from being specified as a transitional area.

Power to determine the number of wards in municipal areas Power to determine the number of wards in municipal areas: The State Government may, by notification, determine the number of wards in any municipal area, having regard to population, dwelling pattern, geographical condition and economic considerations of the area included in each ward: Provided that the number of wards in any municipal area shall be-

1. (a) in the case of a municipal board, not less than five but not more than nine;
2. (b) in the case of a Municipal Council, not less than eleven but not more than twenty three; and
3. (c) in the case a Municipal Corporation, not less than fifteen but not more than thirty-one.