Compositions of Municipalities :— Every Municipality shall be composed

of the following Councillors, namely—

1. (a) one Councillor lected directly from every ward within the municipality
2. (b) a person having special knowledge or experience in municipal administration as may be nominated by the State Government: Provided that the Councillor so nominated shall not have the right to vote at any meeting of the Municipality but shall have the right to attend every meeting thereof except the meetings convened under Sections 47, 49 and 54][; (€ THE ORISSA MUNICIPAL MANUAL 1[(c) Every Member of the House of the people and of the Legislative Assembly of the State representing constituencies which comprise wholly or partly the Municipal area and every member of the Council of State registered as elector within the Municipal area: Provided that no such member shall have the right to attend any meeting of the Municipality convened under Sections 47.49 or 54: Provided further that where any such member is unable to attend any meeting of the Municipality (except as aforesaid) for any reason, he may authorise a person to attend such meeting as his representative but, in no case, the representative so authorised shall have the right to vote at such meeting. ]

¹ Substituted by the Orissa Act 11 of 1994, w.e.f. 31.05.1994.