Provided further that the process of election to a Village Council shall be completed before the term of the Councils comes to an end.

Removal of Members Removal of Members. -

1. (1) A member shall be deemed to be removed if he is convicted by a court of law on criminal charge with an imprisonment of one year or more.
2. (2) The State Government shall have the power to remove any of the members if the member has acted in a manner unbecoming of a public servant or if he has migrated from the village.
3. (3) The State Government shall have the power to remove any members on grounds of corruption, abuse of office or irregularities in the discharge of administrative functions.
4. (4) If a member absents himself continuously in three consecutive meetings of a Village Council without a written communication to the President, the Village Council shall report to the State Government for declaration of his seat to be vacant.
5. (5) The State Government may remove the President, the Vice President or the Treasurer of a Village Council if in its opinion the President or the Vice President or the Treasurer has lost support of the majority of members but refuses to tender resignation or is indulging in corrupt practices or on gross negligence of duties or is acting in a manner prejudicial to the interest of the State.
6. (6) If the President has lost the support of the majority of members, and if a report is received in writing by the State Government, a meeting of Village Council shall be convened by an officer appointed by the State Government to elect a new President. The officer appointed by the State Government shall serve a written notice of such meeting specifying the date and time and place thereof and send a copy of notice to the State Government. Such meeting shall be presided over by any officials appointed by the State Government.